Tutorial: Microsoft Entra SSO integration with Way We Do

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10/23/2023

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to integrate Way We Do with Microsoft Entra ID. When you integrate Way We Do with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to Way We Do.
Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to Way We Do with their Microsoft Entra accounts.
Manage your accounts in one central location.

Prerequisites

To configure Microsoft Entra integration with Way We Do, you need the following items:

A Microsoft Entra subscription. If you don't have a Microsoft Entra environment, you can get a free account.
Way We Do single sign-on enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

Way We Do supports SP initiated SSO.
Way We Do supports Just In Time user provisioning.

Add Way We Do from the gallery

To configure the integration of Way We Do into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add Way We Do 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 Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > New application.
In the Add from the gallery section, type Way We Do in the search box.
Select Way We Do 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, as well as walk through the SSO configuration as well. Learn more about Microsoft 365 wizards.

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO for Way We Do

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Way We Do 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 Way We Do.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Way We Do, 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 Way We Do SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
1. Create Way We Do test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in Way We Do that is 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 Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Way We Do 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, click the pencil icon for Basic SAML Configuration to edit the settings.
On 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://<SUBDOMAIN>.waywedo.com

b. In the Sign on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<SUBDOMAIN>.waywedo.com/Authentication/ExternalSignIn

Note

These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Identifier and Sign on URL. Contact Way We Do Client support team to get these values. 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, find Certificate (Raw) and select Download to download the certificate and save it on your computer.
On the Set up Way We Do section, copy the appropriate URL(s) based on your requirement.

Create a Microsoft Entra test user

In this section, you'll create a test user called B.Simon.

Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a User Administrator.
Browse to Identity > Users > All users.
Select New user > Create new user, at the top of the screen.
In the User properties, follow these steps:
1. In the Display name field, enter B.Simon.
2. In the User principal name field, enter the username@companydomain.extension. For example, B.Simon@contoso.com.
3. Select the Show password check box, and then write down the value that's displayed in the Password box.
4. Select Review + create.
Select Create.

Assign the Microsoft Entra test user

In this section, you'll enable B.Simon to use single sign-on by granting access to Way We Do.

Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Way We Do.
In the app's overview page, find the Manage section and select Users and groups.
Select Add user, then select Users and groups in the Add Assignment dialog.
In the Users and groups dialog, select B.Simon from the Users list, then click the Select button at the bottom of the screen.
If you're expecting any role value in the SAML assertion, in the Select Role dialog, select the appropriate role for the user from the list and then click the Select button at the bottom of the screen.
In the Add Assignment dialog, click the Assign button.

Configure Way We Do SSO

In a different web browser window, sign in to your Way We Do company site as an administrator
Click the person icon in the top right corner of any page in Way We Do, then click Account in the dropdown menu.
Click the menu icon to open the push navigation menu and Click Single Sign On.
On the Single sign-on setup page, perform the following steps:
1. Click the Turn on single sign-on toggle to Yes to enable Single Sign-On.
2. In the Single sign-on name textbox, enter your name.
3. In the Entity ID textbox, paste the value of Microsoft Entra Identifier, which you copied previously.
4. In the SAML SSO URL textbox, paste the value of Login URL, which you copied previously.
5. Upload the certificate by clicking the select button next to Certificate.
6. Optional Settings -
  - Enable Passwords - When this option is disabled, the regular password functions for Way We Do so that users can only use single sign-on.
  - Enable Auto-provisioning - When this is enabled, the email address used to sign-on will be automatically compared to the list of users in Way We Do. If the email address does not match an active user in Way We Do, it automatically adds a new user account for the person signing in, requesting any missing information.
    
    Note
    
    Users added through single sign-on are added as general users and are not assigned a role in the system. An Administrator is able to go in and modify their security role as an editor or administrator and can also assign one or several Org Chart roles.
7. Click Save to persist your settings.

Create Way We Do test user

In this section, a user called Britta Simon is created in Way We Do. Way We Do supports just-in-time user provisioning, which is enabled by default. There is no action item for you in this section. If a user doesn't already exist in Way We Do, a new one is created after authentication.

Note

If you need to create a user manually, contact Way We Do Client support team.

Test SSO

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

Click on Test this application, this will redirect to Way We Do Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.
Go to Way We Do Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.
You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you click the Way We Do tile in the My Apps, this will redirect to Way We Do Sign-on URL. For more information, see Microsoft Entra My Apps.

Next steps

Once you configure Way We Do 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 Cloud App Security.