Configure Origami for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

2025-03-25

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

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

Origami single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

Origami supports SP initiated SSO.

Note

Identifier of this application is a fixed string value so only one instance can be configured in one tenant.

Add Origami from the gallery

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

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Origami 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 Origami.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Origami, perform the following steps:

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. Assign the Microsoft Entra test user - to enable B.Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on.
Configure Origami SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
1. Create Origami test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in Origami 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 > Origami > 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:

In the Sign-on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://live.origamirisk.com/origami/account/login?account=<COMPANY_NAME>

Note

The value isn't real. Update the value with the actual Sign-On URL. Contact Origami Client support team to get the value. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section.
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.
On the Set up Origami section, copy the appropriate URL(s) as per your requirement.

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.

Configure Origami SSO

Log in to the Origami account with Admin rights.
In the menu on the top, select Admin.
On the Single Sign On Setup dialog page, perform the following steps:

a. Select Enable Single Sign On.

b. In the Identity Provider's Sign-in Page URL textbox, paste the value of Login URL.

c. In the Identity Provider's Sign-out Page URL textbox, paste the value of Logout URL.

d. Select Browse to upload the certificate you have downloaded.

e. Select Save Changes.

Create Origami test user

In this section, you create a user called Britta Simon in Origami.

Log in to the Origami account with Admin rights.
In the menu on the top, select Admin.
On the Users and Security dialog, select Users.
Select Add New User.
On the Add New User dialog, perform the following steps:

a. In the User Name textbox, enter the email of user like brittasimon@contoso.com.

b. In the Password textbox, type a password.

c. In the Confirm Password textbox, type the password again.

d. In the First Name textbox, enter the first name of user like Britta.

e. In the Last Name textbox, enter the last name of user like Simon.

f. Select Save.
Assign User Roles and Client Access to the user.

Test SSO

In this section, you test your Microsoft Entra single sign-on configuration with following options.

Select Test this application, this option redirects to Origami Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.
Go to Origami Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.
You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you select the Origami tile in the My Apps, this option redirects to Origami Sign-on URL. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

Once you configure Origami you can enforce session control, which protects exfiltration and infiltration of your organization’s sensitive data in real time. Session control extends from Conditional Access. Learn how to enforce session control with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.