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Microsoft Entra SSO integration with Unite Us

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In this article, you'll learn how to integrate Unite Us with Microsoft Entra ID. Unite Us provides a default implementation for SCIM user provisioning and SAML SSO /JIT. When you integrate Unite Us with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

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

You'll configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on for Unite Us in a test environment. Unite Us supports both SP and IDP initiated single sign-on and Just In Time user provisioning.

Prerequisites

To integrate Microsoft Entra ID with Unite Us, 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.
  • Unite Us 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 Unite Us application from the Microsoft Entra gallery. You need a test user account to assign to the application and test the single sign-on configuration.

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

Create and assign Microsoft Entra test user

Follow the guidelines in the create and assign a user account article to create a test user account called B.Simon.

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, and assign roles. The wizard also provides a link to the single sign-on configuration pane. Learn more about Microsoft 365 wizards..

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 > Unite Us > 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, select 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 a URL using the following patterns:

    Identifier
    https://<CustomerIdentifier>.uniteustraining.com/auth/saml/metadata
    https://<CustomerIdentifier>.uniteus.io/auth/saml/metadata

    b. In the Reply URL textbox, type a URL using the following patterns:

    Reply URL
    https://<CustomerIdentifier>.uniteustraining.com/auth/saml/callback
    https://<CustomerIdentifier>.uniteus.io/auth/saml/callback

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

    In the Sign on URL textbox, type one of the following URLs:

    Sign on URL
    https://app.auth.uniteus.io/
    https://app.auth.uniteustraining.com/

    Note

    These values are not the real. Update these values with the actual Identifier and Reply URL. Contact Unite Us Client support team to get these values. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section.

  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.

    Screenshot shows the Certificate download link.

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

    Screenshot shows how to copy configuration appropriate URL.

Configure Unite Us SSO

To configure single sign-on on Unite Us side, you need to send the downloaded Federation Metadata XML and appropriate copied URLs from the application configuration to Unite Us support team. They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides.

Create Unite Us test user

In this section, a user called B.Simon is created in Unite Us. Unite Us 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 Unite Us, a new one is created after authentication.

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 Unite Us Sign on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

  • Go to Unite Us 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 Unite Us 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 Unite Us 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 Unite Us for which you set up the SSO. For more information, see Microsoft Entra My Apps.

Additional resources

Next steps

Once you configure Unite Us 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.