Tutorial: Microsoft Entra SSO integration with Software AG Cloud

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10/23/2023

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to integrate Software AG Cloud with Microsoft Entra ID. When you integrate Software AG Cloud with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to Software AG Cloud.
Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to Software AG Cloud 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.
Software AG Cloud single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Note

This integration is also available to use from Microsoft Entra US Government Cloud environment. You can find this application in the Microsoft Entra US Government Cloud Application Gallery and configure it in the same way as you do from public cloud.

Scenario description

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

Software AG Cloud supports SP initiated SSO.
Software AG Cloud supports Just In Time user provisioning.

Add Software AG Cloud from the gallery

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

Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > New application.
In the Add from the gallery section, type Software AG Cloud in the search box.
Select Software AG Cloud 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 Software AG Cloud

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Software AG Cloud 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 Software AG Cloud.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Software AG Cloud, perform the following steps:

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.
Configure Software AG Cloud SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
1. Create Software AG Cloud test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in Software AG Cloud that is linked to the Microsoft Entra representation of user.
Test SSO - to verify whether the configuration works.

Configure Microsoft Entra SSO

Follow these steps to enable Microsoft Entra SSO.

Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Software AG Cloud > Single sign-on.
On the Select a single sign-on method page, select SAML.
On the Set up single sign-on with SAML page, click the pencil icon for Basic SAML Configuration to edit the settings.
On the Basic SAML Configuration section, perform the following steps:
1. In the Identifier (Entity ID) text box, type a URL using the following pattern:
  
  https://<SUBDOMAIN>.softwareag.cloud/auth/realms/TENANT-NAME
2. In the Sign on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern:
  
  https://<SUBDOMAIN>.softwareag.cloud/auth/realms/TENANT-NAME/broker/IDENTITY-PROVIDER-NAME/endpoint
  
  Note
  
  These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Sign on URL and Identifier. Contact Software AG Cloud Client support team to get these values. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section.
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.
On the Set up Software AG Cloud section, copy the appropriate URL(s) based on your requirement.

Create a Microsoft Entra test user

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

Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a User Administrator.
Browse to Identity > Users > All users.
Select New user > Create new user, at the top of the screen.
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.
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 Software AG Cloud.

Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Software AG Cloud.
In the app's overview page, select Users and groups.
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 Software AG Cloud SSO

In a different web browser window, sign into Software AG Cloud website as an administrator.
Click on Administration
Go to the Single-sign on > Add identity provider
Perform the following steps in the following page.

a. In the Identity provider display name textbox, give the name like azure ad.

b. In the Identity provider unique identifier for use in Software AG Cloud redirect URI textbox, enter a unique name for the Identity Provider. The Software AG Cloud redirect URI field will get refreshed and populated with the URI. Copy this URI and use it to configure the Entity ID and other information in the Azure portal as per the patterns defined.

c. Import the Federation Metadata XML file in Identity provider configuration and click on Next.

d. Go to the Configuration page and complete the fields as necessary.

Create Software AG Cloud test user

In this section, a user called Britta Simon is created in Software AG Cloud. Software AG Cloud supports just-in-time user provisioning, which is enabled by default. There is no action item for you in this section. If a user doesn't already exist in Software AG Cloud, a new one is created after authentication.

Test SSO

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

Assuming that the Microsoft Azure is configured as a provider in Software AG Cloud, navigate to www.softwareag.cloud and click on Login button and enter the environment name. In the next screen, click on "Log in with <IDP NAME>" link and enter the credentials. Once authenticated, you will be logged in and taken to the Software AG Cloud home page.

Next steps

Once you configure Software AG Cloud 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.