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Microsoft Entra SSO integration with Haystack

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

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

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

Scenario description

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

  • Haystack supports SP and IDP initiated SSO.

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

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Haystack 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 Haystack.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Haystack, 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. Create a Microsoft Entra test user - to enable B.Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on.
  2. Configure Haystack SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
    1. Create Haystack test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in Haystack that's linked to the Microsoft Entra ID representation of user.
  3. Test SSO - to verify whether the configuration works.

Configure Microsoft Entra SSO

Follow these steps to enable Microsoft Entra SSO in the Microsoft Entra admin center.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.

  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Haystack > 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.

    Screenshot shows how to edit Basic SAML Configuration.

  5. On the Basic SAML Configuration section, perform the following steps:

    a. In the Identifier text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<SUBDOMAIN>.haystack.so/api/saml/metadata

    b. In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<SUBDOMAIN>.haystack.so/api/saml/acs

  6. 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://<SUBDOMAIN>.haystack.so/login

    Note

    These values aren't real. Update these values with the actual Identifier, Reply URL and Sign on URL. Contact Haystack support team to get these values. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section in the Microsoft Entra admin center.

  7. On the Set up single sign-on with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, select copy button to copy App Federation Metadata Url and save it on your computer.

    Screenshot shows The Certificate download link.

Create a Microsoft Entra ID test user

In this section, you create a test user in the Microsoft Entra admin center called B.Simon.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a User Administrator.
  2. Browse to Identity > Users > All users.
  3. Select New user > Create new user, at the top of the screen.
  4. In the User properties, follow these steps:
    1. In the Display name field, enter B.Simon.
    2. In the User principal name field, enter the username@companydomain.extension. For example, B.Simon@contoso.com.
    3. Select the Show password check box, and then write down the value that's displayed in the Password box.
    4. Select Review + create.
  5. Select Create.

Assign the Microsoft Entra ID test user

In this section, you enable B.Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on by granting access to Haystack.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Haystack.
  3. In the app's overview page, select Users and groups.
  4. Select Add user/group, then select Users and groups in the Add Assignment dialog.
    1. In the Users and groups dialog, select B.Simon from the Users list, then select the Select button at the bottom of the screen.
    2. If you're 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.
    3. In the Add Assignment dialog, select the Assign button.

Configure Haystack SSO

To configure single sign-on on Haystack side, you need to send the App Federation Metadata Url to Haystack support team. They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides.

Create Haystack test user

In this section, you create a user called B.Simon in Haystack. Work with Haystack support team to add the users in the Haystack 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.

SP initiated:

  • Select Test this application in Microsoft Entra admin center. this option redirects to Haystack Sign on URL where you can initiate the login flow.
  • Go to Haystack Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.

IDP initiated:

  • Select Test this application in Microsoft Entra admin center and you should be automatically signed in to the Haystack 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 Haystack 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 Haystack for which you set up the SSO. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

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