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Tutorial: Microsoft Entra integration with SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App

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In this tutorial, you'll learn how to integrate SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App with Microsoft Entra ID. When you integrate SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

  • Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App.
  • Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App with their Microsoft Entra accounts.
  • Manage your accounts in one central location.

Prerequisites

To get started, you need the following items:

  • A Microsoft Entra subscription. If you don't have a subscription, you can get a free account.
  • SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

In this tutorial, you configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on in a test environment.

  • SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App supports SP initiated SSO

Note

Identifier of this application is a fixed string value so only one instance can be configured in one tenant.

To configure the integration of SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App from the gallery to your list of managed SaaS apps.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > New application.
  3. In the Add from the gallery section, type SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App in the search box.
  4. Select SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App from results panel and then add the app. Wait a few seconds while the app is added to your tenant.

Alternatively, you can also use the Enterprise App Configuration Wizard. In this wizard, you can add an application to your tenant, add users/groups to the app, assign roles, as well as walk through the SSO configuration as well. Learn more about Microsoft 365 wizards.

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO for SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App using a test user called B.Simon. For SSO to work, you need to establish a link relationship between a Microsoft Entra user and the related user in SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App, perform the following steps:

  1. Configure Microsoft Entra SSO - to enable your users to use this feature.
    1. Create a Microsoft Entra test user - to test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with B.Simon.
    2. Assign the Microsoft Entra test user - to enable B.Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on.
  2. Configure SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
    1. Create SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App that is linked to the Microsoft Entra representation of user.
  3. Test SSO - to verify whether the configuration works.

Configure Microsoft Entra SSO

Follow these steps to enable Microsoft Entra SSO.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.

  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App > Single sign-on.

  3. On the Select a single sign-on method page, select SAML.

  4. On the Set up single sign-on with SAML page, click the pencil icon for Basic SAML Configuration to edit the settings.

    Edit Basic SAML Configuration

  5. On the Basic SAML Configuration section, perform the following steps:

    a. In the Sign on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://your-app-url

    b. In the Identifier (Entity ID) text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://your-app-url

    Note

    These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Sign on URL and Identifier. Contact SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App Client support team to get these values. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section.

  6. On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, click Download to download the Certificate (Base64) from the given options as per your requirement and save it on your computer.

    The Certificate download link

  7. On the Set up SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App section, copy the appropriate URL(s) as per your requirement.

    Copy configuration URLs

Create a Microsoft Entra test user

In this section, you'll create a test user called B.Simon.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a User Administrator.
  2. Browse to Identity > Users > All users.
  3. Select New user > Create new user, at the top of the screen.
  4. In the User properties, follow these steps:
    1. In the Display name field, enter B.Simon.
    2. In the User principal name field, enter the [email protected]. For example, [email protected].
    3. Select the Show password check box, and then write down the value that's displayed in the Password box.
    4. Select Review + create.
  5. Select Create.

Assign the Microsoft Entra test user

In this section, you'll enable B.Simon to use single sign-on by granting access to SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App.
  3. In the app's overview page, select Users and groups.
  4. Select Add user/group, then select Users and groups in the Add Assignment dialog.
    1. In the Users and groups dialog, select B.Simon from the Users list, then click the Select button at the bottom of the screen.
    2. If you are expecting a role to be assigned to the users, you can select it from the Select a role dropdown. If no role has been set up for this app, you see "Default Access" role selected.
    3. In the Add Assignment dialog, click the Assign button.

Configure SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App SSO

To configure single sign-on on SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App side, you need to send the downloaded Certificate (Base64) and appropriate copied URLs from the application configuration to SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App support team. They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides.

Create SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App test user

In this section, you create a user called Britta Simon in SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App. Work with SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App support team to add the users in the SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App platform. Users must be created and activated before you use single sign-on.

Test SSO

In this section, you test your Microsoft Entra single sign-on configuration with following options.

  • Click on Test this application, this will redirect to SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

  • Go to SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.

  • You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you click the SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App tile in the My Apps, this will redirect to SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App Sign-on URL. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

Next steps

Once you configure SAML 1.1 Token enabled LOB App you can enforce session control, which protects exfiltration and infiltration of your organization’s sensitive data in real time. Session control extends from Conditional Access. Learn how to enforce session control with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.