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Tutorial: Microsoft Entra integration with eDigitalResearch

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In this tutorial, you learn how to integrate eDigitalResearch with Microsoft Entra ID. Integrating eDigitalResearch with Microsoft Entra ID provides you with the following benefits:

  • You can control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to eDigitalResearch.
  • You can enable your users to be automatically signed-in to eDigitalResearch (Single Sign-On) with their Microsoft Entra accounts.
  • You can manage your accounts in one central location.

If you want to know more details about SaaS app integration with Microsoft Entra ID, see What is application access and single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin.

Prerequisites

To configure Microsoft Entra integration with eDigitalResearch, you need the following items:

  • A Microsoft Entra subscription. If you don't have a Microsoft Entra environment, you can get a free account
  • eDigitalResearch single sign-on enabled subscription

Scenario description

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

  • eDigitalResearch supports IDP initiated SSO

To configure the integration of eDigitalResearch into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add eDigitalResearch from the gallery to your list of managed SaaS apps.

To add eDigitalResearch from the gallery, perform the following steps:

  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 search box, type eDigitalResearch, select eDigitalResearch from result panel then click Add button to add the application.

    eDigitalResearch in the results list

Configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on

In this section, you configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with eDigitalResearch based on a test user called Britta Simon. For single sign-on to work, a link relationship between a Microsoft Entra user and the related user in eDigitalResearch needs to be established.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with eDigitalResearch, you need to complete the following building blocks:

  1. Configure Microsoft Entra Single Sign-On - to enable your users to use this feature.
  2. Configure eDigitalResearch Single Sign-On - to configure the Single Sign-On settings on application side.
  3. Create a Microsoft Entra test user - to test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with Britta Simon.
  4. Assign the Microsoft Entra test user - to enable Britta Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on.
  5. Create eDigitalResearch test user - to have a counterpart of Britta Simon in eDigitalResearch that is linked to the Microsoft Entra representation of user.
  6. Test single sign-on - to verify whether the configuration works.

Configure Microsoft Entra single sign-on

In this section, you enable Microsoft Entra single sign-on.

To configure Microsoft Entra single sign-on with eDigitalResearch, perform the following steps:

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

  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > eDigitalResearch application integration page, select Single sign-on.

    Configure single sign-on link

  3. On the Select a Single sign-on method dialog, select SAML/WS-Fed mode to enable single sign-on.

    Single sign-on select mode

  4. On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, click Edit icon to open Basic SAML Configuration dialog.

    Edit Basic SAML Configuration

  5. On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, perform the following steps:

    eDigitalResearch Domain and URLs single sign-on information

    a. In the Identifier text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<company-name>.edigitalresearch.com

    b. In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<company-name>.edigitalresearch.com/login/consume

    Note

    These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Identifier and Reply URL. Contact eDigitalResearch 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 eDigitalResearch section, copy the appropriate URL(s) as per your requirement.

    Copy configuration URLs

    a. Login URL

    b. Microsoft Entra Identifier

    c. Logout URL

Configure eDigitalResearch Single Sign-On

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

Create a Microsoft Entra test user

The objective of this section is to create a test user called Britta 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 username@companydomain.extension. For example, B.Simon@contoso.com.
    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 enable Britta Simon to use Azure single sign-on by granting access to eDigitalResearch.

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

  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > eDigitalResearch.

    Enterprise applications blade

  3. In the applications list, select eDigitalResearch.

    The eDigitalResearch link in the Applications list

  4. In the app's overview page, select Users and groups.

  5. 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.

Create eDigitalResearch test user

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

Note

The Microsoft Entra account holder receives an email and follows a link to confirm their account before it becomes active.

Test single sign-on

In this section, you test your Microsoft Entra single sign-on configuration using the Access Panel.

When you click the eDigitalResearch tile in the Access Panel, you should be automatically signed in to the eDigitalResearch for which you set up SSO. For more information about the Access Panel, see Introduction to the Access Panel.

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