Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO for Syncplicity
Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Syncplicity 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 Syncplicity.
To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Syncplicity, perform the following steps:
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Syncplicity > 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.
In the Basic SAML Configuration section, perform the following steps:
a. In the Identifier (Entity ID) text box, type a URL using the following pattern:
https://<COMPANY_NAME>.syncplicity.com/sp
b. In the Sign on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern:
https://<COMPANY_NAME>.syncplicity.com
c. In the Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL) text box, type a URL using the following pattern:
https://<COMPANY_NAME>.syncplicity.com/Auth/AssertionConsumerService.aspx
Note
These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Reply URL,Sign on URL and Identifier. Contact Syncplicity 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, click Edit. Then in the dialog click the ellipsis button next to your active certificate and select PEM certificate download.
Note
You need the PEM certificate, as Syncplicity does not accept certificates in CER format.
On the Set up Syncplicity 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.
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Syncplicity.
In the app's overview page, select Users and groups.
Select Add user/group, then select Users and groups in the Add Assignment dialog.
In the Users and groups dialog, select B.Simon from the Users list, then click the Select button at the bottom of the screen.
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.
In the Add Assignment dialog, click the Assign button.
Configure Syncplicity SSO
Sign in to your Syncplicity tenant.
In the menu on the top, click Admin, select Settings, and then click Custom domain and single sign-on.
On the Single Sign-On (SSO) dialog page, perform the following steps:
a. In the Custom Domain textbox, type the name of your domain.
b. Select Enabled as Single Sign-On Status.
c. In the Entity Id textbox, Paste the Identifier (Entity ID) value, which you have used in the Basic SAML Configuration.
d. In the Sign-in page URL textbox, Paste the Sign on URL which you copied previously.
e. In the Logout page URL textbox, Paste the Logout URL which you copied previously.
f. In Identity Provider Certificate, click Choose file, and then upload the certificate which you have downloaded.
g. Click SAVE CHANGES.
Create Syncplicity test user
For Microsoft Entra users to be able to sign in, they must be provisioned to Syncplicity application. This section describes how to create Microsoft Entra user accounts in Syncplicity.
To provision a user account to Syncplicity, perform the following steps:
Sign in to your Syncplicity tenant (for example: https://company.Syncplicity.com).
Click Admin and select User Accounts, then click Add a User.
Type the Email addresses of a Microsoft Entra account you want to provision, select User as Role, and then click Next.
Note
The Microsoft Entra account holder gets an email including a link to confirm and activate the account.
Select a group in your company that your new user should become a member of, and then click Next.
Note
If there are no groups listed, click Next.
Select the folders you would like to place under Syncplicity’s control on the user’s computer, and then click Next.
Note
You can use any other Syncplicity user account creation tools or APIs provided by Syncplicity to provision Microsoft Entra user accounts.
Test SSO
In this section, you test your Microsoft Entra single sign-on configuration with following options.
Click on Test this application, this will redirect to Syncplicity Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.
Go to Syncplicity Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.
You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you click the Syncplicity tile in the My Apps, this will redirect to Syncplicity Sign-on URL. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.
Update SSO
Whenever you need to make changes to the SSO, you need to check the SAML Signing Certificate being used. If the certificate has changed, make sure to upload the new one to Syncplicity as described in Configure Syncplicity SSO.
If you are using the Syncplicity Mobile app, please contact the Syncplicity Customer Support (support@syncplicity.com) for assistance.
This learning path examines how organizations should plan for and implement identity synchronization in a hybrid Microsoft 365 deployment. You learn how to implement Microsoft Entra Connect Sync and Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync, and how to manage synchronized identities.