Microsoft Entra SSO integration with AppRemo

In this article, you learn how to integrate AppRemo with Microsoft Entra ID. When you integrate AppRemo with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

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

Prerequisites

The scenario outlined in this article assumes that you already have the following prerequisites:

• A Microsoft Entra user account with an active subscription. If you don't already have one, you can Create an account for free.
• One of the following roles:
  • Application Administrator
  • Cloud Application Administrator
  • Application Owner.

• AppRemo single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

• AppRemo supports SP initiated SSO.

Note

Identifier of this application is a fixed string value so only one instance can be configured in one tenant.

Adding AppRemo from the gallery

To configure the integration of AppRemo into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add AppRemo 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 AppRemo in the search box.
4. Select AppRemo 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, and walk through the SSO configuration as well. Learn more about Microsoft 365 wizards.

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO for AppRemo

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with AppRemo 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 AppRemo.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with AppRemo, 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 AppRemo SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
   1. Create AppRemo test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in AppRemo that's 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 > AppRemo > 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.

   

5. On the Basic SAML Configuration section, enter the values for the following fields:

   a. In the Sign on URL text box, type a URL using one of the following patterns:

   Reply URL
   https://<ENVIRONMENT>.exexwf.com/wf
   https://<ENVIRONMENT>.appremo.jp/wf
   https://<ENVIRONMENT>.fr.appremo.jp/wf
   https://<ENVIRONMENT>.mlt.appremo.jp/wf

   b. In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using one of the following patterns:

   Reply URL
   https://<ENVIRONMENT>.exexwf.com/auth/saml
   https://<ENVIRONMENT>.appremo.jp/auth/saml
   https://<ENVIRONMENT>.fr.appremo.jp/auth/saml
   https://<ENVIRONMENT>.mlt.appremo.jp/auth/saml

   Note

   These values aren't real. Update these values with the actual Sign on URL and Reply URL. Contact AppRemo Client support team to get these values. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section.

6. 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.

   

7. On the Set up AppRemo section, copy the appropriate URL(s) based on your requirement.

   

Create and assign Microsoft Entra test user

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

Configure AppRemo SSO

To configure single sign-on on AppRemo side, you need to send the downloaded Certificate (Base64) and appropriate copied URLs from the application configuration to AppRemo support team. They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides.

Create AppRemo test user

In this section, you create a user called Britta Simon in AppRemo. Work with AppRemo support team to add the users in the AppRemo platform. Users must be created and activated before you use single sign-on.

Test SSO

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

• Select Test this application, this option redirects to AppRemo Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

• Go to AppRemo Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.

• You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you select the AppRemo tile in the My Apps, this option redirects to AppRemo Sign-on URL. For more information, see Microsoft Entra My Apps.

Related content

Once you configure AppRemo 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 Defender for Cloud Apps.