Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO for AppDynamics
Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with AppDynamics 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 AppDynamics.
To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with AppDynamics, perform the following steps:
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > AppDynamics > 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.
On 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://<companyname>.saas.appdynamics.com/controller
b. In the Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL) text box, type a URL using the following pattern:
https://<companyname>.saas.appdynamics.com/controller/saml-auth?accountName=<companyname>
c. In the Sign on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern:
https://<companyname>.saas.appdynamics.com/?accountName=<companyname>
Note
These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Identifier, Reply URL and Sign on URL. Contact AppDynamics 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 Download to download the Certificate (Base64) from the given options as per your requirement and save it on your computer.
On the Set up AppDynamics section, copy the appropriate URL(s) as per 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 > AppDynamics.
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 AppDynamics SSO
In a different web browser window, log in to your AppDynamics company site as an administrator.
In the toolbar on the top, click Settings, and then click Administration.
Click the Authentication Provider tab.
In the Authentication Provider section, perform the following steps:
a. As Authentication Provider, select SAML.
b. In the Login URL textbox, paste the value of Login URL..
c. In the Logout URL textbox, paste the value of Logout URL..
d. Open your base-64 encoded certificate in notepad, copy the content of it into your clipboard, and then paste it to the Certificate textbox
e. Click Save.
Create AppDynamics test user
In this section, a user called B.Simon is created in AppDynamics. AppDynamics supports just-in-time user provisioning, which is enabled by default. There's no action item for you in this section. If a user doesn't already exist in AppDynamics, a new one is created after authentication.
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 AppDynamics Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.
Go to AppDynamics Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.
You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you click the AppDynamics tile in the My Apps, this will redirect to AppDynamics Sign-on URL. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.
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