Microsoft Entra SSO integration with O'Reilly learning platform

In this article, you learn how to integrate O'Reilly learning platform with Microsoft Entra ID. Microsoft Entra ID's integration with the O’Reilly learning platform allows you to enable single sign-on (SSO) with SAML. This creates a seamless login experience for end users. When you integrate O'Reilly learning platform with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

• Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to O'Reilly learning platform.
• Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to O'Reilly learning platform with their Microsoft Entra accounts.
• Manage your accounts in one central location.

You need to configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on for O'Reilly learning platform in a test environment. O'Reilly learning platform supports both SP and IDP initiated single sign-on and Just In Time user provisioning. O'Reilly learning platform also supports Automated user provisioning.

Prerequisites

To integrate Microsoft Entra ID with O'Reilly learning platform, you need:

• A Microsoft Entra user account. If you don't already have one, you can Create an account for free.
• One of the following roles: Global Administrator, Cloud Application Administrator, Application Administrator, or owner of the service principal.
• A Microsoft Entra subscription. If you don't have a subscription, you can get a free account.
• O'Reilly learning platform single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Add application and assign a test user

Before you begin the process of configuring single sign-on, you need to add the O'Reilly learning platform application from the Microsoft Entra gallery. You need a test user account to assign to the application and test the single sign-on configuration.

Add O'Reilly learning platform from the Microsoft Entra gallery

Add O'Reilly learning platform from the Microsoft Entra application gallery to configure single sign-on with O'Reilly learning platform. For more information on how to add application from the gallery, see the Quickstart: Add application from the gallery.

Create and assign Microsoft Entra test user

Follow the guidelines in the create and assign a user account article to create a test user account called B.Simon.

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, and assign roles. The wizard also provides a link to the single sign-on configuration pane. Learn more about Microsoft 365 wizards..

Configure Microsoft Entra SSO

Complete the following steps to enable Microsoft Entra single sign-on.

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

2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > O'Reilly learning platform > 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, select the pencil icon for Basic SAML Configuration to edit the settings.

   

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

   a. In the Identifier textbox, type a value using the following pattern: urn:auth0:learning:<CONNECTION-NAME>

   b. In the Reply URL textbox, type a URL using the following pattern: https://sso.oreilly.com/login/callback?connection=<CONNECTION-NAME>

6. If you wish to configure the application in SP initiated mode, then perform the following step:

   In the Sign on URL textbox, type a URL using the following pattern: https://go.oreilly.com/<CONNECTION-NAME>

   Note

   These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Identifier, Reply URL and Sign on URL. Contact O'Reilly learning platform Client support team to get these values. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section.

7. On the Set up single sign-on with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, click copy button to copy App Federation Metadata Url and save it on your computer.

   

Configure O'Reilly learning platform SSO

To configure single sign-on on O'Reilly learning platform side, you need to send the App Federation Metadata Url to O'Reilly learning platform support team. They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides.

Create O'Reilly learning platform test user

In this section, a user called B.Simon is created in O'Reilly learning platform. O'Reilly learning platform supports just-in-time user provisioning, which is enabled by default. There's no action item for you in this section. If a user doesn't already exist in O'Reilly learning platform, a new one is commonly created after authentication.

Test SSO

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

SP initiated:

• Click on Test this application, this will redirect to O'Reilly learning platform Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

• Go to O'Reilly learning platform Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.

IDP initiated:

• Click on Test this application, and you should be automatically signed in to the O'Reilly learning platform for which you set up the SSO.

You can also use Microsoft My Apps to test the application in any mode. When you click the O'Reilly learning platform tile in the My Apps, if configured in SP mode you would be redirected to the application sign-on page for initiating the login flow and if configured in IDP mode, you should be automatically signed in to the O'Reilly learning platform for which you set up the SSO. For more information, see Microsoft Entra My Apps.

Additional resources

• What is single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID?
• Plan a single sign-on deployment.

Next steps

Once you configure O'Reilly learning platform 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 Cloud App Security.