Configure SecureW2 JoinNow Connector for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

In this article, you learn how to integrate SecureW2 JoinNow Connector with Microsoft Entra ID. When you integrate SecureW2 JoinNow Connector with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

• Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to SecureW2 JoinNow Connector.
• Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to SecureW2 JoinNow Connector 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.

• SecureW2 JoinNow Connector single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

• SecureW2 JoinNow Connector supports SP initiated SSO.

Add SecureW2 JoinNow Connector from the gallery

To configure the integration of SecureW2 JoinNow Connector into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add SecureW2 JoinNow Connector 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 SecureW2 JoinNow Connector in the search box.
4. Select SecureW2 JoinNow Connector 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 SecureW2 JoinNow Connector

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with SecureW2 JoinNow Connector 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 SecureW2 JoinNow Connector.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with SecureW2 JoinNow Connector, 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. Assign the Microsoft Entra test user - to enable B.Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on.
2. Configure SecureW2 JoinNow Connector SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
   1. Create SecureW2 JoinNow Connector test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in SecureW2 JoinNow Connector that's linked to the Microsoft Entra representation of user.
3. Test SSO - to verify whether the configuration works.

Configure Microsoft Entra SSO

Follow these steps to enable Microsoft Entra SSO.

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

2. Browse to Entra ID > Enterprise apps > SecureW2 JoinNow Connector application integration page, find the Manage section and select 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 Sign on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<organization-identifier>-auth.securew2.com/auth/saml/SSO

   b. In the Identifier (Entity ID) text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<organization-identifier>-auth.securew2.com/auth/saml

   Note

   These values aren't real. Update these values with the actual Sign on URL and Identifier. Contact SecureW2 JoinNow Connector 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, find Metadata XML and select Download to download the certificate and save it on your computer.

   

7. On the Set up SecureW2 JoinNow Connector section, copy the appropriate URL(s) based on 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 SecureW2 JoinNow Connector SSO

To configure single sign-on on SecureW2 JoinNow Connector side, you need to send the downloaded Metadata XML and appropriate copied URLs from the application configuration to SecureW2 JoinNow Connector support team. They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides.

Create SecureW2 JoinNow Connector test user

In this section, you create a user called Britta Simon in SecureW2 JoinNow Connector. Work with SecureW2 JoinNow Connector support team to add the users in the SecureW2 JoinNow Connector 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, this option redirects to SecureW2 JoinNow Connector Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

• Go to SecureW2 JoinNow Connector Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.

• You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you select the SecureW2 JoinNow Connector tile in the My Apps, this option redirects to SecureW2 JoinNow Connector Sign-on URL. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

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Once you configure SecureW2 JoinNow Connector 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.