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Microsoft Entra SSO integration with SPS|Production Manager

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In this tutorial, you'll learn how to integrate SPS|Production Manager with Microsoft Entra ID. When you integrate SPS|Production Manager with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

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

Prerequisites

To integrate Microsoft Entra ID with SPS|Production Manager, you need:

  • A Microsoft Entra subscription. If you don't have a subscription, you can get a free account.
  • SPS|Production Manager single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

  • SPS|Production Manager supports IDP initiated SSO.

To configure the integration of SPS|Production Manager into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add SPS|Production Manager 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 Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > New application.
  3. In the Add from the gallery section, type SPS|Production Manager in the search box.
  4. Select SPS|Production Manager 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 SPS|Production Manager

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with SPS|Production Manager 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 SPS|Production Manager.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with SPS|Production Manager, 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 SPS|Production Manager SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
    1. Create SPS|Production Manager test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in SPS|Production Manager that is 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 in the Microsoft Entra admin center.

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

  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > SPS|Production Manager > 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, click 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 one of the following URLs:

    Environment URL
    Production https://microsoft-v20.spsinc.net/microsoft-v20
    Staging https://microsoft-v20.spsinc.net/microsoft-staging1-v20

    b. In the Reply URL textbox, type one of the following URLs:

    Environment URL
    Production https://microsoft-v20.spsinc.net/microsoft-v20/saml-auth/AssertionConsumerService
    Staging https://microsoft-v20.spsinc.net/microsoft-staging1-v20/saml-auth/AssertionConsumerService

  6. In the SAML Signing Certificate section, click Edit button to open SAML Signing Certificate dialog.

    Screenshot shows to Edit SAML Signing Certificate.

  7. In the SAML Signing Certificate section, copy the Thumbprint Value and save it on your computer.

    Screenshot shows to Copy Thumbprint value.

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

    Screenshot shows to copy configuration appropriate URL.

Create a Microsoft Entra test user

In this section, you'll create a test user in the Microsoft Entra admin center called B.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 B.Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on by granting access to SPS|Production Manager.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > SPS|Production Manager.
  3. In the app's overview page, select Users and groups.
  4. 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 SPS|Production Manager SSO

To configure single sign-on on SPS|Production Manager side, you need to send the Thumbprint Value and appropriate copied URLs from Microsoft Entra admin center to SPS|Production Manager support team. They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides.

Create SPS|Production Manager test user

In this section, you create a user called B.Simon in SPS|Production Manager. Work with SPS|Production Manager support team to add the users in the SPS|Production Manager 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.

  • Click on Test this application in Microsoft Entra admin center and you should be automatically signed in to the SPS|Production Manager for which you set up the SSO.

  • You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you click the SPS|Production Manager tile in the My Apps, you should be automatically signed in to the SPS|Production Manager for which you set up the SSO. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

Next Steps

Once you configure SPS|Production Manager 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.