Configure ArcGIS Online for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

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

• Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to ArcGIS Online.
• Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to ArcGIS Online 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.

• ArcGIS Online single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Note

This integration is also available to use from Microsoft Entra US Government Cloud environment. You can find this application in the Microsoft Entra US Government Cloud Application Gallery and configure it in the same way as you do from public cloud.

Scenario description

In this article, you configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on in a test environment.

• ArcGIS Online supports SP initiated SSO.

Add ArcGIS Online from the gallery

To configure the integration of ArcGIS Online into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add ArcGIS Online 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 Entra ID > Enterprise apps > New application.
3. In the Add from the gallery section, type ArcGIS Online in the search box.
4. Select ArcGIS Online 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 ArcGIS Online

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with ArcGIS Online 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 ArcGIS Online.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with ArcGIS Online, 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 ArcGIS Online SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
   1. Create ArcGIS Online test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in ArcGIS Online 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 Entra ID > Enterprise apps > ArcGIS Online > 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, perform the following steps:

   a. In the Identifier (Entity ID) text box, type a URL using the following pattern: <COMPANY_NAME>.maps.arcgis.com

   b. In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<SUBDOMAIN>.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/oauth2/saml/signin

   c. In the Sign on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<COMPANY_NAME>.maps.arcgis.com

   Note

   These values aren't real. Update these values with the actual Identifier, Reply URL and Sign on URL. Contact ArcGIS Online 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, select Download to download the Federation Metadata XML from the given options as per your requirement and save it on your computer.

   

7. To automate the configuration within ArcGIS Online, you need to install My Apps Secure Sign-in browser extension by selecting Install the extension.

8. After adding extension to the browser, select setup ArcGIS Online directs you to the ArcGIS Online application. From there, provide the admin credentials to sign into ArcGIS Online. The browser extension automatically configures the application for you and automate steps in section Configure ArcGIS Online Single Sign-On.

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 ArcGIS Online SSO

1. In a different web browser window, sign in to your ArcGIS Online company site as an administrator

2. Go to the Organization > Settings.

3. In the left menu, select Security and select New SAML login in the Logins tab.

   

4. In the Set SAML login window, choose the configuration as One identity provider and select Next.

   

5. On the Specify properties tab, perform the following steps:

   

   a. In the Name textbox, type your organization’s name.

   b. For Metadata source for Enterprise Identity Provider, select File.

   c. Select Choose File to upload the Federation Metadata XML file, which you have downloaded previously.

   d. Select Save.

Create ArcGIS Online test user

In order to enable Microsoft Entra users to log into ArcGIS Online, they must be provisioned into ArcGIS Online.
In the case of ArcGIS Online, provisioning is a manual task.

To provision a user account, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to your ArcGIS tenant.

2. Go to the Organization > Members and select Invite members.

3. Select Add members without sending invitations method, and then select Next.

   

4. In the Compile member list, select New member and select Next.

5. Fill the required fields in the following page and select Next.

   

6. In the next page, select the member you want to add and select Next.

7. Set the required member properties in the next page and select Next.

8. In the Confirm and complete tab, select Add members .

   

   Note

   The Microsoft Entra account holder receives an email and follow a link to confirm their account before it becomes active.

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 ArcGIS Online Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

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

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

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