Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO for AskYourTeam
Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with AskYourTeam 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 AskYourTeam.
To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with AskYourTeam, perform the following steps:
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > AskYourTeam > 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 edit/pen icon for Basic SAML Configuration to edit the settings.
On the Basic SAML Configuration section, if you wish to configure the application in IDP initiated mode, enter the values for the following fields:
In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern:
https://<COMPANY>.app.askyourteam.com/users/auth/saml/callback
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 a URL using the following pattern:
https://<COMPANY>.app.askyourteam.com/login
Note
These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Reply URL and Sign-On URL values which are explained later in the article.
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.
On the Set up AskYourTeam 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 > AskYourTeam.
In the app's overview page, find the Manage section and select Users and groups.
Select Add user, 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 AskYourTeam SSO
In a different web browser window, sign in to your AskYourTeam company site as an administrator
Click on the My Organization.
Click on Integrations.
Click on Edit Settings.
On the Edit Single Sign-On Integration page, perform the following steps:
a. In the SAML Single Sign-On Service URL textbox, paste the Login URL value which you copied previously.
b. In the SAML Entity ID textbox, paste the Microsoft Entra Identifier value which you copied previously.
c. In the Sign-Out URL textbox, paste the Logout URL value which you copied previously.
d. Open the downloaded Certificate (Base64) into Notepad and paste the content into the SAML Signing Certificate - Base64 textbox.
Note
Alternatively you can also upload the Federation Metadata XML file by clicking on the Choose File option.
e. Copy Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL) value, paste this value into the Reply URL text box in the Basic SAML Configuration section.
f. Copy Sign on URL value, paste this value into the Sign on URL text box in the Basic SAML Configuration section.
g. Click Save.
Create AskYourTeam test user
In a different web browser window, sign into AskYourTeam website as an administrator.
Click on the My Organization.
Click Users and select New User.
On the New user section, perform the following steps:
In the First name textbox, enter the first name of the user.
In the Last name textbox, enter the last name of the user.
In the Email textbox, enter the emailaddress of the user like B.Simon@contoso.com.
Select the Role for the user according your organization requirement.
Click Save.
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 AskYourTeam Sign on URL where you can initiate the login flow.
Go to AskYourTeam 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 AskYourTeam 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 AskYourTeam 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 AskYourTeam for which you set up the SSO. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.
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