Configure HyperAnna for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

2025-03-25

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

Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to HyperAnna.
Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to HyperAnna with their Microsoft Entra accounts.
Manage your accounts in one central location.

To learn more about SaaS app integration with Microsoft Entra ID, see What is application access and single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID.

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:

HyperAnna single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

HyperAnna supports SP and IDP initiated SSO

Adding HyperAnna from the gallery

To configure the integration of HyperAnna into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add HyperAnna from the gallery to your list of managed SaaS apps.

Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
Browse to Entra ID > Enterprise apps > New application.
In the Add from the gallery section, type HyperAnna in the search box.
Select HyperAnna 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 single sign-on

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with HyperAnna 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 HyperAnna.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with HyperAnna, complete the following building blocks:

Configure Microsoft Entra SSO - to enable your users to use this feature.
Configure HyperAnna SSO - to configure the Single Sign-On settings on application side.
Create a Microsoft Entra test user - to test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with Britta Simon.
Assign the Microsoft Entra test user - to enable Britta Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on.
Create HyperAnna test user - to have a counterpart of Britta Simon in HyperAnna that's linked to the Microsoft Entra representation of user.
Test SSO - to verify whether the configuration works.

Configure Microsoft Entra SSO

Follow these steps to enable Microsoft Entra SSO.

Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
Browse to Entra ID > Enterprise apps > HyperAnna application integration page, find the Manage section and select Single sign-on.
On the Select a Single sign-on method page, select SAML.
On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, select 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 any one of the following pattern:
```
https://microsoft.hyperanna.com/userservice/auth/saml
https://anna.hyperanna.com/userservice/auth/saml
```
Select 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 any one of the following pattern:
```
https://microsoft.hyperanna.com/
https://anna.hyperanna.com/
```
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 HyperAnna section, copy the appropriate URL(s) based on your requirement.

Configure HyperAnna SSO

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

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.

Create HyperAnna test user

In this section, you create a user called Britta Simon in HyperAnna. Work with HyperAnna support team to add the users in the HyperAnna 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 using the Access Panel.

When you select the HyperAnna tile in the Access Panel, you should be automatically signed in to the HyperAnna for which you set up SSO. For more information about the Access Panel, see Introduction to the Access Panel.