Configure Syncplicity for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

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

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

• Syncplicity single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

• Syncplicity supports SP initiated SSO.

Add Syncplicity from the gallery

To configure the integration of Syncplicity into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add Syncplicity 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 Browse Microsoft Entra gallery section, type Syncplicity in the search box.
4. Select Syncplicity from results panel and then select Create to 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 Syncplicity

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Syncplicity 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 Syncplicity.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Syncplicity, 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 Syncplicity SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
   1. Create Syncplicity test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in Syncplicity that's linked to the Microsoft Entra representation of user.
3. Test SSO - to verify whether the configuration works.
4. Update SSO - to make the necessary changes in Syncplicity if you have changed the SSO settings in Microsoft Entra ID.

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 > Syncplicity > 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. In the Basic SAML Configuration section, perform the following steps:

   a. In the Identifier (Entity ID) text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<COMPANY_NAME>.syncplicity.com/sp

   b. In the Sign on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<COMPANY_NAME>.syncplicity.com

   c. In the Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL) text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<COMPANY_NAME>.syncplicity.com/Auth/AssertionConsumerService.aspx

   Note

   These values aren't real. Update these values with the actual Reply URL,Sign on URL and Identifier. Contact Syncplicity 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 Edit. Then in the dialog select the ellipsis button next to your active certificate and select PEM certificate download.

   

   Note

   You need the PEM certificate, as Syncplicity doesn't accept certificates in CER format.

7. On the Set up Syncplicity 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 Syncplicity SSO

1. Sign in to your Syncplicity tenant.

2. In the menu on the top, select Admin, select Settings, and then select Custom domain and single sign-on.

   

3. On the Single Sign-On (SSO) dialog page, perform the following steps:

   

   a. In the Custom Domain textbox, type the name of your domain.

   b. Select Enabled as Single Sign-On Status.

   c. In the Entity Id textbox, Paste the Identifier (Entity ID) value, which you have used in the Basic SAML Configuration.

   d. In the Sign-in page URL textbox, Paste the Sign on URL which you copied previously.

   e. In the Logout page URL textbox, Paste the Logout URL which you copied previously.

   f. In Identity Provider Certificate, select Choose file, and then upload the certificate which you have downloaded.

   g. Select SAVE CHANGES.

Create Syncplicity test user

For Microsoft Entra users to be able to sign in, they must be provisioned to Syncplicity application. This section describes how to create Microsoft Entra user accounts in Syncplicity.

To provision a user account to Syncplicity, perform the following steps:

1. Sign in to your Syncplicity tenant (for example: https://company.Syncplicity.com).

2. Select Admin and select User Accounts, then select Add a User.

   

3. Type the Email addresses of a Microsoft Entra account you want to provision, select User as Role, and then select Next.

   

   Note

   The Microsoft Entra account holder gets an email including a link to confirm and activate the account.

4. Select a group in your company that your new user should become a member of, and then select Next.

   

   Note

   If there are no groups listed, select Next.

5. Select the folders you would like to place under Syncplicity’s control on the user’s computer, and then select Next.

   

Note

You can use any other Syncplicity user account creation tools or APIs provided by Syncplicity to provision Microsoft Entra user accounts.

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 Syncplicity Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

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

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

Update SSO

Whenever you need to make changes to the SSO, you need to check the SAML Signing Certificate being used. If the certificate has changed, make sure to upload the new one to Syncplicity as described in Configure Syncplicity SSO.

If you're using the Syncplicity Mobile app, please contact the Syncplicity Customer Support (support@syncplicity.com) for assistance.

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