Configure MyWorkDrive for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

In this article, you learn how to integrate MyWorkDrive with Microsoft Entra ID. When you integrate MyWorkDrive with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

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

Prerequisites

The scenario outlined in this article assumes that you already have the following prerequisites:

• A Microsoft Entra user account with an active subscription. If you don't already have one, you can Create an account for free.
• One of the following roles:
  • Application Administrator
  • Cloud Application Administrator
  • Application Owner.

• MyWorkDrive single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

In this article, you configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO in a test environment.

• MyWorkDrive supports SP and IDP initiated SSO.

Note

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

Add MyWorkDrive from the gallery

To configure the integration of MyWorkDrive into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add MyWorkDrive 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 Entra ID > Enterprise apps > New application.
3. In the Add from the gallery section, type MyWorkDrive in the search box.
4. Select MyWorkDrive 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, and walk through the SSO configuration as well. Learn more about Microsoft 365 wizards.

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO for MyWorkDrive

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with MyWorkDrive 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 MyWorkDrive.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with MyWorkDrive, 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 MyWorkDrive SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
   1. Create MyWorkDrive test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in MyWorkDrive that's 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 Entra ID > Enterprise apps > MyWorkDrive application integration page, find the Manage section and select 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 page, If you wish to configure the application in IDP initiated mode, perform the following step:

   In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<SERVER.DOMAIN.COM>/SAML/AssertionConsumerService.aspx

6. Select Set additional URLs and perform the following step if you wish to configure the application in SP initiated mode:

   In the Sign-on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<SERVER.DOMAIN.COM>/Account/Login-saml

   Note

   These values aren't real. Update these values with the actual Reply URL and Sign-On URL. Input your own company's MyWorkDrive Server host name, such as:

   Reply URL: https://yourserver.yourdomain.com/SAML/AssertionConsumerService.aspx

   Sign-on URL:https://yourserver.yourdomain.com/Account/Login-saml

   Contact MyWorkDrive support team if you're unsure how to setup your own host name and TLS/SSL certificate for these values.

7. On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, select copy button to copy App Federation Metadata Url to your clipboard.

   

Create and assign Microsoft Entra test user

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

Configure MyWorkDrive SSO

1. In a different web browser window, sign in to your MyWorkDrive company site as an administrator

2. On the MyWorkDrive Server in the admin panel, select ENTERPRISE and perform the following steps:

   

   a. Enable SAML/ADFS SSO.

   b. Select SAML - Microsoft Entra ID.

   c. In the Azure App Federation Metadata Url textbox, paste the value of App Federation Metadata Url which you copied previously.

   d. Select Save.

   Note

   For additional information review the MyWorkDrive Microsoft Entra support article.

Create MyWorkDrive test user

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

• Select Test this application, this option redirects to MyWorkDrive Sign on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

• Go to MyWorkDrive Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.

IDP initiated:

• Select Test this application, and you should be automatically signed in to the MyWorkDrive for which you set up the SSO.

You can also use Microsoft My Apps to test the application in any mode. When you select the MyWorkDrive 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 MyWorkDrive for which you set up the SSO. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

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