Configure HCL BigFix Platform for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

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

• Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to HCL BigFix Platform.
• Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to HCL BigFix Platform 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.

• HCL BigFix Platform single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

• HCL BigFix Platform supports only SP initiated SSO.

Add HCL BigFix Platform from the gallery

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

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with HCL BigFix Platform 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 HCL BigFix Platform.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with HCL BigFix Platform, 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 HCL BigFix Platform SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
   1. Create HCL BigFix Platform test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in HCL BigFix Platform 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 Entra ID > Enterprise apps > HCL BigFix Platform > 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: https://<BigFix_WebUI_server_fqdn>/saml

   b. In the Reply URL textbox, type a URL using one of the following patterns:

   Reply URL
   https://<BigFix_WebUI_server_fqdn>/saml
   https://<BigFix_Web_Reports_server_fqdn>:8083/saml
   https://<BigFix_Root_server_fqdn>:52311/saml

   c. In the Sign on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<BigFix_WebUI_server_fqdn>/saml

   Note

   These values aren't real. Update these values with the actual Identifier, Reply URL and Sign on URL. Contact HCL BigFix Platform 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.

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.

   

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

   

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 Entra ID > 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 HCL BigFix Platform.

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
2. Browse to Entra ID > Enterprise apps > HCL BigFix Platform.
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 HCL BigFix Platform SSO

To configure single sign-on on HCL BigFix Platform side, you need to send the downloaded Certificate (Base64) and appropriate copied URLs from Microsoft Entra admin center to HCL BigFix Platform support team. They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides. For more information, please refer this link.

Create HCL BigFix Platform test user

In this section, you create a user called B.Simon in HCL BigFix Platform. Work with HCL BigFix Platform support team to add the users in the HCL BigFix Platform 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 in Microsoft Entra admin center. this option redirects to HCL BigFix Platform Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

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

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

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