Configure IMAGE WORKS for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

In this article, you learn how to integrate IMAGE WORKS with Microsoft Entra ID. Integrating IMAGE WORKS with Microsoft Entra ID provides you with the following benefits:

• You can control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to IMAGE WORKS.
• You can enable your users to be automatically signed-in to IMAGE WORKS (Single Sign-On) with their Microsoft Entra accounts.
• You can manage your accounts in one central location.

If you want to know more details about SaaS app integration with Microsoft Entra ID, see What is application access and single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin.

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.

• IMAGE WORKS single sign-on enabled subscription

Scenario description

In this article, you configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on in a test environment.

• IMAGE WORKS supports SP initiated SSO

Adding IMAGE WORKS from the gallery

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

To add IMAGE WORKS from the gallery, perform the following steps:

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 search box, type IMAGE WORKS, select IMAGE WORKS from result panel then select Add button to add the application.

   

Configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on

In this section, you configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with IMAGE WORKS based on a test user called Britta Simon. For single sign-on to work, a link relationship between a Microsoft Entra user and the related user in IMAGE WORKS needs to be established.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with IMAGE WORKS, you need to complete the following building blocks:

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

Configure Microsoft Entra single sign-on

In this section, you enable Microsoft Entra single sign-on.

To configure Microsoft Entra single sign-on with IMAGE WORKS, perform the following steps:

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

2. Browse to Entra ID > Enterprise apps > IMAGE WORKS application integration page, select Single sign-on.

   

3. On the Select a Single sign-on method dialog, select SAML/WS-Fed mode to enable single sign-on.

   

4. On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, select Edit icon to open Basic SAML Configuration dialog.

   

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

   

   a. In the Sign on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://i-imageworks.jp/iw/<tenantName>/sso/Login.do

   b. In the Identifier (Entity ID) text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://sp.i-imageworks.jp/iw/<tenantName>/postResponse

   Note

   These values aren't real. Update these values with the actual Sign on URL and Identifier. Contact IMAGE WORKS Client support team to get these values. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section.

6. On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, select Download to download the Certificate (Base64) from the given options as per your requirement and save it on your computer.

   

7. On the Set up IMAGE WORKS section, copy the appropriate URL(s) as per your requirement.

   

   a. Login URL

   b. Microsoft Entra Identifier

   c. Logout URL

Configure IMAGE WORKS Single Sign-On

To configure single sign-on on IMAGE WORKS side, you need to send the downloaded Certificate (Base64) and appropriate copied URLs from the application configuration to IMAGE WORKS 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 IMAGE WORKS test user

In this section, you create a user called Britta Simon in IMAGE WORKS. Work with IMAGE WORKS support team to add the users in the IMAGE WORKS platform. Users must be created and activated before you use single sign-on.

Test single sign-on

In this section, you test your Microsoft Entra single sign-on configuration using the Access Panel.

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

Additional Resources

• List of articles on How to Integrate SaaS Apps with Microsoft Entra ID

• What is application access and single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID?

• What is Conditional Access in Microsoft Entra ID?