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Microsoft Entra SSO integration with DDC Web

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In this article, you learn how to integrate DDC Web with Microsoft Entra ID. Engage and mobilize your advocates and PAC eligible class with ease using the flexible DDC Web platform with personalized content, simple activation, and PAC fundraising tools. When you integrate DDC Web with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

  • Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to DDC Web.
  • Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to DDC Web with their Microsoft Entra accounts.
  • Manage your accounts in one central location.

You configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on for DDC Web in a test environment. DDC Web supports SP and IDP initiated single sign-on.

Prerequisites

To integrate Microsoft Entra ID with DDC Web, 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.
  • DDC Web 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 DDC Web 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 DDC Web from the Microsoft Entra application gallery to configure single sign-on with DDC Web. 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 > DDC Web > 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.

    Screenshot shows how to edit Basic SAML Configuration.

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

    a. In the Identifier textbox, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<yourwebsite>.com

    b. In the Reply URL textbox, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<yourwebsite>.com/sso/

  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://<yourwebsite>.com

    Note

    These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Identifier, Reply URL and Sign on URL. Contact DDC Web 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, find Federation Metadata XML and select Download to download the certificate and save it on your computer.

    Screenshot shows the Certificate download link.

  8. On the Set up DDC Web section, copy the appropriate URL(s) based on your requirement.

    Screenshot shows to copy configuration appropriate URL.

Configure DDC Web SSO

To configure single sign-on on DDC Web side, you need to send the downloaded Federation Metadata XML and appropriate copied URLs from the application configuration to DDC Web support team. They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides.

Create DDC Web test user

In this section, you create a user called Britta Simon at DDC Web. Work with DDC Web support team to add the users in the DDC Web 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.

SP initiated:

  • Click on Test this application, this will redirect to DDC Web Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

  • Go to DDC Web 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 DDC Web 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 DDC Web 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 DDC Web for which you set up the SSO. For more information, see Microsoft Entra My Apps.

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Next steps

Once you configure DDC Web 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.