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Configure GetThere for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

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

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

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

Scenario description

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

  • GetThere supports IDP initiated SSO.

Note

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

To configure the integration of GetThere into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add GetThere 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 GetThere in the search box.
  4. Select GetThere 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 GetThere

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with GetThere 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 GetThere.

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

    Edit Basic SAML Configuration

  5. On the Set up single sign-on with SAML page, perform the following steps:

    a. In the Identifier text box, type one of the following URLs:

    Identifier
    getthere.com
    http://idp.getthere.com

    b. In the Reply URL text box, type one of the following URLs:

    Reply URL
    https://wx1.getthere.net/login/saml/post.act
    https://gtx2-gcte2.getthere.net/login/saml/post.act
    https://gtx2-gcte2.getthere.net/login/saml/ssoaasvalidate.act
    https://wx1.getthere.net/login/saml/ssoaavalidate.act
  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.

    The Certificate download link

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

    Copy configuration URLs

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 GetThere SSO

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

Create GetThere test user

In this section, you create a user called B.Simon in GetThere. Work with GetThere support team to add the users in the GetThere 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, and you should be automatically signed in to the GetThere for which you set up the SSO.

  • You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you select the GetThere tile in the My Apps, you should be automatically signed in to the GetThere for which you set up the SSO. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

Once you configure GetThere 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.