Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO for MobileIron
Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with MobileIron, by using a test user called B.Simon. For SSO to work, you need to establish a linked relationship between a Microsoft Entra user and the related user in MobileIron.
To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with MobileIron, perform the following steps:
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > MobileIron 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 pencil icon for Basic SAML Configuration to edit the settings.
On the Basic SAML Configuration section, perform the following steps if you wish to configure the application in IDP initiated mode:
a. In the Identifier text box, type a URL using the following pattern:
https://www.MobileIron.com/<key>
b. In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern:
https://<host>.MobileIron.com/saml/SSO/alias/<key>
c. Click 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 the following pattern:
https://<host>.MobileIron.com/user/login.html
Note
These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Identifier, Reply URL, and Sign-On URL. You will get the values of key and host from the administrative portal of MobileIron which is explained later in the tutorial.
On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, click Download to download the Federation Metadata XML from the given options as per your requirement and save it on your computer.
Create a Microsoft Entra test user
In this section, you create a test user called B.Simon.
Select New user > Create new user, at the top of the screen.
In the User properties, follow these steps:
In the Display name field, enter B.Simon.
In the User principal name field, enter the username@companydomain.extension. For example, B.Simon@contoso.com.
Select the Show password check box, and then write down the value that's displayed in the Password box.
Select Review + create.
Select Create.
Assign the Microsoft Entra test user
In this section, you enable B.Simon to use Azure single sign-on by granting access to MobileIron.
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications.
In the applications list, select MobileIron.
In the app's overview page, find the Manage section, and select Users and groups.
Select Add user. Then, in the Add Assignment dialog box, select Users and groups.
In the Users and groups dialog box, select B.Simon from the list of users. Then choose Select at the bottom of the screen.
If you are 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.
In the Add Assignment dialog box, select Assign.
Configure MobileIron SSO
In a different web browser window, log in to your MobileIron company site as an administrator.
Go to Admin > Identity and select Microsoft Entra ID option in the Info on Cloud IDP Setup field.
Copy the values of Key and Host and paste them to complete the URLs in the Basic SAML Configuration section in Azure portal.
In the Export metadata file from AAD and import to MobileIron Cloud Field click Choose File to upload the downloaded metadata from Azure portal. Click Done once uploaded.
Create MobileIron test user
To enable Microsoft Entra users to log in to MobileIron, they must be provisioned into MobileIron.
In the case of MobileIron, provisioning is a manual task.
To provision a user account, perform the following steps:
Log in to your MobileIron company site as an administrator.
Go to Users and Click on Add > Single User.
On the “Single User” dialog page, perform the following steps:
a. In E-mail Address text box, enter the email of user like brittasimon@contoso.com.
b. In First Name text box, enter the first name of user like Britta.
c. In Last Name text box, enter the last name of user like Simon.
d. Click Done.
Test SSO
In this section, you test your Microsoft Entra single sign-on configuration with following options.
SP initiated:
Click on Test this application, this will redirect to MobileIron Sign on URL where you can initiate the login flow.
Go to MobileIron Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.
IDP initiated:
Click on Test this application, and you should be automatically signed in to the MobileIron for which you set up the SSO.
You can also use Microsoft My Apps to test the application in any mode. When you click the MobileIron 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 MobileIron for which you set up the SSO. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.
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