Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO for Ally.io
Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Ally.io 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 Ally.io.
To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Ally.io, perform the following steps:
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Ally.io > 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, if you wish to configure the application in IDP initiated mode, enter the values for the following fields:
a. In the Identifier text box, type a URL using the following pattern:
https://app.ally.io/saml/consume/<CUSTOM_GUID>
b. In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern:
https://app.ally.io/saml/consume/<CUSTOM_GUID>
Click Set additional URLs and perform the following step if you wish to configure the application in SP initiated mode:
In the Sign-on URL text box, type the URL:
https://app.ally.io/
Note
These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Identifier and Reply URL. Contact Ally.io Client support team to get these values. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section.
Ally.io application expects the SAML assertions in a specific format, which requires you to add custom attribute mappings to your SAML token attributes configuration. The following screenshot shows the list of default attributes.
In addition to above, Ally.io application expects few more attributes to be passed back in SAML response which are shown below. These attributes are also pre populated but you can review them as per your requirements.
Name
Source Attribute
email
user.userprincipalname
firstName
user.givenname
lastName
user.surname
On the Set up single sign-on with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, find Certificate (Base64) and select Download to download the certificate and save it on your computer.
In the Set up Ally.io 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 > Ally.io.
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 Ally.io SSO
To configure single sign-on on Ally.io side, you need to copy the Certificate (Base64) and appropriate URLs from Azure portal and add them in Ally.io.
Sign in to Ally.io using an Admin account.
Using the navigation bar on the left of the screen, select Admin > Integrations.
Scroll to the Authentication section and select Single Sign-On. Then, select Enable.
The SSO Configuration page opens, and you can configure the certificate and the copied URLs.
In SSO Configuration, enter or select the following settings:
Ally: Microsoft Entra ID
SAML 2.0 Endpoint URL: Login URL
Identity Provider Issuer URL: Microsoft Entra Identifier
Public(X.509) Certificate: Certificate (base 64)
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 Ally.io Sign on URL where you can initiate the login flow.
Go to Ally.io 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 Ally.io 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 Ally.io 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 Ally.io for which you set up the SSO. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.
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