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Tutorial: Microsoft Entra SSO integration with Standard for Success K-12

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In this tutorial, you'll learn how to integrate Standard for Success K-12 with Microsoft Entra ID. When you integrate Standard for Success K-12 with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

  • Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to Standard for Success K-12.
  • Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to Standard for Success K-12 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.
  • Standard for Success K-12 single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.
  • Along with Cloud Application Administrator, Application Administrator can also add or manage applications in Microsoft Entra ID. For more information, see Azure built-in roles.

Scenario description

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

  • Standard for Success K-12 supports SP and IDP initiated SSO.

To configure the integration of Standard for Success K-12 into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add Standard for Success K-12 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 Standard for Success K-12 in the search box.
  4. Select Standard for Success K-12 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 Standard for Success K-12

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Standard for Success K-12 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 Standard for Success K-12.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Standard for Success K-12, 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 Standard for Success K-12 SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
    1. Create Standard for Success K-12 test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in Standard for Success K-12 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.

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

  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Standard for Success K-12 > 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 to edit Basic SAML Configuration.

  5. On the Basic SAML Configuration section, perform the following steps:

    a. In the Identifier text box, type a value using the following pattern: api://<ApplicationId>

    b. In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://edu.standardforsuccess.com/access/mssaml_consume?did=<INSTITUTION-ID>

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

    a. In the Sign-on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://edu.standardforsuccess.com/access/mssaml_int?did=<INSTITUTION-ID>

    b. In the Relay State text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://edu.standardforsuccess.com/access/mssaml_consume?did=<INSTITUTION-ID>

    Note

    These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Identifier, Reply URL, Sign-on URL and Relay State. Contact Standard for Success K-12 Client support team to get the INSTITUTION-ID value. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section.

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

    Screenshot shows to edit SAML Signing Certificate.

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

    Screenshot shows to copy thumbprint value.

  9. On the Set up Standard for Success K-12 section, copy the appropriate URL(s) based on your requirement.

    Screenshot shows to copy configuration appropriate U R L.

Create a Microsoft Entra test user

In this section, you'll create a test user 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'll enable B.Simon to use single sign-on by granting access to Standard for Success K-12.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Standard for Success K-12.
  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 Standard for Success K-12 SSO

  1. Log in to your Standard for Success K-12 company site as an administrator with superuser access.

  2. From the menu, navigate to Utilities -> Tools & Features.

  3. Scroll down to Single Sign On Settings and click the Microsoft Azure Single Sign On link and perform the following steps:

    Screenshot that shows the Configuration Settings.

    a. Select Enable Azure Single Sign On checkbox.

    b. In the Login URL textbox, paste the Login URL value which you copied previously.

    c. In the Microsoft Entra Identifier textbox, paste the Microsoft Entra Identifier value which you copied previously.

    d. Fill the Application ID in the Application ID text box.

    e. In the Certificate Thumbprint text box, paste the Thumbprint Value that you copied.

    f. Click Save.

Create Standard for Success K-12 test user

  1. In a different web browser window, log into your Standard for Success K-12 website as an administrator with superuser privileges.

  2. From the menu, navigate to Utilities -> Accounts Manager, then click Create New User and perform the following steps:

    Screenshot that shows the User Information fields.

    a. In First Name text box, enter the first name of the user.

    b. In Last Name text box, enter the last name of the user.

    c. In Email text box, enter the email address which you have added within Azure.

    d. Scroll to the bottom and Click Create User.

Test SSO

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

SP initiated:

  • Click on Test this application, this will redirect to Standard for Success K-12 Sign on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

  • Go to Standard for Success K-12 Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.

IDP initiated:

  • Click on Test this application, and you should be automatically signed in to the Standard for Success K-12 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 Standard for Success K-12 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 Standard for Success K-12 for which you set up the SSO. For more information, see Microsoft Entra My Apps.

Next steps

Once you configure Standard for Success K-12 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.