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Configure Zscaler Internet Access Administrator for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

In this article, you learn how to integrate Zscaler Internet Access Administrator with Microsoft Entra ID. When you integrate Zscaler Internet Access Administrator with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

  • Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to Zscaler Internet Access Administrator.
  • Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to Zscaler Internet Access Administrator 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:

  • Zscaler Internet Access Administrator single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Note

This integration is also available to use from Microsoft Entra US Government Cloud environment. You can find this application in the Microsoft Entra US Government Cloud Application Gallery and configure it in the same way as you do from public cloud.

Scenario description

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

  • Zscaler Internet Access Administrator supports IDP initiated SSO.

To configure the integration of Zscaler Internet Access Administrator into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add Zscaler Internet Access Administrator 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 Zscaler Internet Access Administrator in the search box.
  4. Select Zscaler Internet Access Administrator 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 Zscaler Internet Access Administrator

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Zscaler Internet Access Administrator 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 Zscaler Internet Access Administrator.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Zscaler Internet Access Administrator, 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 Britta Simon.
    2. Assign the Microsoft Entra test user - to enable Britta Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on.
  2. Configure Zscaler Internet Access Administrator SSO - to configure the Single Sign-On settings on application side.
    1. Create Zscaler Internet Access Administrator test user - to have a counterpart of Britta Simon in Zscaler Internet Access Administrator 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 > Zscaler Internet Access Administrator 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.

    Edit Basic SAML Configuration

  5. On the Basic SAML Configuration section, enter the values for the following fields:

    a. In the Identifier text box, type one of the following URLs as per your requirement:

    Identifier
    https://admin.zscaler.net
    https://admin.zscalerone.net
    https://admin.zscalertwo.net
    https://admin.zscalerthree.net
    https://admin.zscloud.net
    https://admin.zscalerbeta.net

    b. In the Reply URL text box, type one of the following URLs as per your requirement:

    Reply URL
    https://admin.zscaler.net/adminsso.do
    https://admin.zscalerone.net/adminsso.do
    https://admin.zscalertwo.net/adminsso.do
    https://admin.zscalerthree.net/adminsso.do
    https://admin.zscloud.net/adminsso.do
    https://admin.zscalerbeta.net/adminsso.do
  6. Zscaler Internet Access Administrator application expects the SAML assertions in a specific format. Configure the following claims for this application. You can manage the values of these attributes from the User Attributes & Claims section on application integration page. On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, select Edit button to open User Attributes & Claims dialog.

    The Attribute link

  7. In the User Claims section on the User Attributes dialog, configure SAML token attribute as shown in the image above and perform the following steps:

    Name Source Attribute
    Role user.assignedroles

    a. Select Add new claim to open the Manage user claims dialog.

    b. From the Source attribute list, select the attribute value.

    c. Select Ok.

    d. Select Save.

    Note

    Please select here to know how to configure Role in Microsoft Entra ID.

  8. 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.

    The Certificate download link

  9. On the Set up Zscaler Internet Access Administrator section, copy the appropriate URL(s) as per your requirement.

    Copy configuration URLs

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 Zscaler Internet Access Administrator SSO

  1. In a different web browser window, log in to your Zscaler Internet Access Admin UI.

  2. Go to Administration > Administrator Management and perform the following steps and select Save:

    Screenshot shows Administrator Management with options to Enable SAML Authentication, upload S S L Certificate and specify an Issuer.

    a. Check Enable SAML Authentication.

    b. Select Upload, to upload the Azure SAML signing certificate that you have downloaded from Azure portal in the Public SSL Certificate.

    c. Optionally, for additional security, add the Issuer details to verify the Issuer of the SAML response.

  3. On the Admin UI, perform the following steps:

    Screenshot shows the Admin U I where you can perform the steps.

    a. Hover over the Activation menu near the bottom left.

    b. Select Activate.

Create Zscaler Internet Access Administrator test user

The objective of this section is to create a user called Britta Simon in Zscaler Internet Access Administrator. Zscaler Internet Access doesn't support Just-In-Time provisioning for Administrator SSO. You're required to manually create an Administrator account. For steps on how to create an Administrator account, refer to Zscaler documentation:

https://help.zscaler.com/zia/adding-admins

Test SSO

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

  • Select Test this application, and you should be automatically signed in to the Zscaler Internet Access Administrator for which you set up the SSO

  • You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you select the Zscaler Internet Access Administrator tile in the My Apps, you should be automatically signed in to the Zscaler Internet Access Administrator for which you set up the SSO. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

Once you configure Zscaler Internet Access Administrator 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.