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Configure ekarda for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

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

  • Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to ekarda.
  • Enable your users to be automatically signed in to ekarda by using their Microsoft Entra accounts.
  • Manage your accounts in one central location: the Azure portal.

Prerequisites

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

  • An ekarda subscription enabled for single sign-on (SSO).

Scenario description

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

  • ekarda supports SP-initiated and IDP-initiated SSO.
  • ekarda supports just-in-time user provisioning.

To configure the integration of ekarda into Microsoft Entra ID, add ekarda 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 ekarda in the search box.
  4. Select ekarda 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 ekarda

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with ekarda by using a test user called B.Simon. For SSO to work, you need to establish a linked relationship between a Microsoft Entra user and the related user in ekarda.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with ekarda, 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 ekarda SSO to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.

    • Create an ekarda test user to have a counterpart of B.Simon in ekarda that's linked to the Microsoft Entra representation of the user.

  3. Test SSO to verify whether the configuration works.

Configure Microsoft Entra SSO

Follow these steps in the Azure portal 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 > ekarda > 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 to edit the Basic SAML Configuration settings.

    Screenshot of Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, with the pencil icon highlighted.

  5. In the Basic SAML Configuration section, if you see Service Provider metadata file, follow these steps:

    1. Select Upload metadata file.
    2. Select the folder icon to select the metadata file, and then select Upload.
    3. When the metadata file is successfully uploaded, the values for Identifier and Reply URL appear automatically in the ekarda section text box.

    Note

    If the Identifier and Reply URL values don't appear automatically, fill in the values manually according to your requirements.

  6. If you don't see Service Provider metadata file in the Basic SAML Configuration section and you want to configure the application in IDP-initiated mode, enter values for the following fields:

    1. In the Identifier text box, type a URL that follows this pattern: https://my.ekarda.com/users/saml_metadata/<COMPANY_ID>
    2. In the Reply URL text box, type a URL that follows this pattern: https://my.ekarda.com/users/saml_acs/<COMPANY_ID>

  7. If you want to configure the application in SP-initiated mode, select Set additional URLs and do this:

    In the Sign-on URL text box, type a URL that follows this pattern: https://my.ekarda.com/users/saml_sso/<COMPANY_ID>

    Note

    The values in the two preceding steps aren't real. Update them with the actual identifier, reply URL, and sign-on URL values. Contact the ekarda Client support team to get these values. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section.

  8. On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, select Download to save Certificate (Base64) on your computer.

    Screenshot of the SAML Signing Certificate section of the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, with download link highlighted for the Base64 certificate.

  9. In the Set up ekarda section, copy the appropriate URLs based on your requirements.

    Screenshot of the Set up ekarda section of the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, with the URL copy links highlighted.

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 ekarda SSO

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

  2. Select Admin > My Account.

    Screenshot of ekarda site UI with My Account highlighted on the Admin menu.

  3. At the bottom of the page, locate the SAML SETTINGS section. This section is where you configure the SAML integration.

  4. In the SAML SETTINGS section, follow these steps:

    Screenshot of ekarda SAML SETTINGS page with SAML configuration fields highlighted.

    1. Select the Service Provider metadata link and save it as file in your computer.
    2. Select the Enable SAML check box.
    3. In the IDP Entity ID text box, paste the Microsoft Entra Identifier value that you copied earlier.
    4. In the IDP Login URL text box, paste the Login URL value that you copied earlier.
    5. In the IDP Logout URL text box, paste the Logout URL value that you copied earlier.
    6. Use Notepad to open the Certificate (Base64) file that you downloaded. Paste that content into the IDP x509 Certificate text box.
    7. Select the Enable SLO check box in the OPTIONS section.
    8. Select Update.

Create an ekarda test user

In this section, a user called B.Simon is created in ekarda. ekarda supports just-in-time user provisioning, which is enabled by default. You have no action to take in this section. If a user named B.Simon doesn't already exist in ekarda, a new one is created after authentication.

Test SSO

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

SP initiated:

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

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

IDP initiated:

  • Select Test this application, and you should be automatically signed in to the ekarda for which you set up the SSO

You can also use Microsoft My Apps to test the application in any mode. When you select the ekarda 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 ekarda for which you set up the SSO. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

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