Microsoft Entra SSO integration with SpedTrack

In this article, you'll learn how to integrate SpedTrack with Microsoft Entra ID. SpedTrack provides a comprehensive web-based solution for school districts to manage their Special Services departments. When you integrate SpedTrack with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

• Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to SpedTrack.
• Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to SpedTrack with their Microsoft Entra accounts.

You'll configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on for SpedTrack in a test environment. SpedTrack supports both SP and IDP initiated single sign-on.

Prerequisites

To integrate Microsoft Entra ID with SpedTrack, 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.
• SpedTrack 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 SpedTrack application from the Microsoft Entra gallery. A user within your tenant will need to be assigned to the application. This test user will need to exist within SpedTrack also.

Add SpedTrack from the Microsoft Entra gallery

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

Assign a Microsoft Entra test user

Follow the guidelines in the create and assign a user account article to create a test user account. This test user will also need to be created within SpedTrack with a matching email.

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 > SpedTrack > Single sign-on.

3. On the Select a single sign-on method page, select SAML.

4. On the Basic SAML Configuration section, if you have Service Provider metadata file then perform the following steps:

   a. Click Upload metadata file.

   

   b. Click on folder logo to select the metadata file and click Upload.

   

   c. After the metadata file is successfully uploaded, the Identifier and Reply URL values get auto populated in Basic SAML Configuration section.

   d. In the Sign on URL textbox, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<SUBDOMAIN>.spedtrack.com/Login.aspx

5. If needed, fill the values manually that copied from the SpedTrack in the Basic SAML Configuration section by clicking pencil icon.

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

   b. In the Reply URL textbox, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<SUBDOMAIN>.spedtrack.com/SSO/AssertionConsumerService.aspx

6. If you want to configure SP initiated SSO, then perform the following step:

   In the Sign on URL textbox, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<SUBDOMAIN>.spedtrack.com/Login.aspx

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.

   

Configure SpedTrack SSO

1. Log in to your SpedTrack company site as an administrator.

2. Navigate to Admin > District Setup > Single Sign-On.

3. Click Edit Config and select Azure as your IdP Provider.

4. Download the SP Metadata file or copy the values of Identifier, Reply URL, Sign on URL and Logout URL.

5. Select Upload Metadata to upload the Federation Metadata XML file, which you've downloaded.

6. Save the changes within SpedTrack after uploading the file.

Create SpedTrack test user

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

• Ensure the user being tested was allowed access to the application and exists within SpedTrack.
• Within SpedTrack navigate to Admin > District Setup > Single Sign-On. Click on Test Config.

IDP initiated:

• Click on Test this application, and you should be automatically signed in to the SpedTrack 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 SpedTrack 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 SpedTrack 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 SpedTrack 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.