Tutorial: Microsoft Entra single sign-on (SSO) integration with BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to integrate BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID with Microsoft Entra ID. When you integrate BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

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

Prerequisites

To get started, you need the following items:

  • A Microsoft Entra subscription. If you don't have a subscription, you can get a free account.
  • BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra 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 tutorial, you configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO in a test environment.

Note

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

To configure the integration of BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID 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 Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > New application.
  3. In the Add from the gallery section, type BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID in the search box.
  4. Select BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID 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 BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID 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 BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID, 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 BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
    1. Create BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID that is 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 Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID > 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, click 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 Sign-on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<companyname>.bluejeans.com

    a. In the Identifier (Entity ID) text box, type the URL: http://samlsp.bluejeans.com

    a. In the Reply URL text box, type the URL: https://bluejeans.com/sso/saml2/

    Note

    The Sign-On URL value is not real. Update the value with the actual Sign-On URL. Contact BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra Client support team to get the value. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section.

  6. BlueJeans application expects the SAML assertions in a specific format, which requires you to add custom attribute mappings to your SAML token attributes configuration. The following screenshot shows the list of default attributes.

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  7. In addition to above, BlueJeans application expects few more attributes to be passed back in SAML response which are shown below. These attributes are also pre populated but you can review them as per your requirements.

    Name Source Attribute
    Phone user.telephonenumber
    title user.jobtitle
  8. On the Set up single sign-on with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, find Certificate (Base64) and select Download to download the certificate and save it on your computer.

    The Certificate download link

  9. On the Set up BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID section, copy the appropriate URL(s) based on your requirement.

    Copy configuration URLs

Create a Microsoft Entra test user

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

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a User Administrator.
  2. Browse to Identity > Users > All users.
  3. Select New user > Create new user, at the top of the screen.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID.
  3. In the app's overview page, select Users and groups.
  4. Select Add user/group, then select Users and groups in the Add Assignment dialog.
    1. In the Users and groups dialog, select B.Simon from the Users list, then click the Select button at the bottom of the screen.
    2. If you are expecting a role to be assigned to the users, you can select it from the Select a role dropdown. If no role has been set up for this app, you see "Default Access" role selected.
    3. In the Add Assignment dialog, click the Assign button.

Configure BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra SSO

  1. In a different web browser window, sign in to your BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID company site as an administrator.

  2. Go to ADMIN > GROUP SETTINGS > SECURITY.

    Screenshot shows part of a browser window with the Admin tab selected, with Group Setting and Security selected.

  3. In the SECURITY section, perform the following steps:

    SAML Single Sign On

    a. Select SAML Single Sign On.

    b. Select Enable automatic provisioning.

  4. Move on with the following steps:

    Certificate Path

    a. Click Choose File, to upload the base-64 encoded certificate that you have downloaded.

    b. In the Login URL textbox, paste the value of Login URL..

    c. In the Password Change URL textbox, paste the value of Change Password URL..

    d. In the Logout URL textbox, paste the value of Logout URL..

  5. Move on with the following steps:

    Save Changes

    a. In the User Id textbox, type http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/name.

    b. In the Email textbox, type http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/name.

    c. Click SAVE CHANGES.

Create BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra test user

The objective of this section is to create a user called B.Simon in BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID. BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID supports automatic user provisioning, which is by default enabled. You can find more details here on how to configure automatic user provisioning.

If you need to create user manually, perform following steps:

  1. Sign in to your BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID company site as an administrator.

  2. Go to ADMIN > MANAGE USERS > ADD USER.

    Screenshot shows part of a browser window with the Admin tab selected, with Manage Users and Add Users selected.

    Important

    The ADD USER tab is only available if, in the SECURITY tab, Enable automatic provisioning is unchecked.

  3. In the ADD USER section, perform the following steps:

    Screenshot shows the Add user section where you enter the information described in this step.

    a. In First Name text box, enter the first name of user like B.

    b. In Last Name text box, enter the last name of user like Simon.

    c. In Pick a BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra Username text box, enter the username of user like Brittasimon

    d. In Create a Password text box, enter your password.

    e. In Company text box, enter your Company.

    f. In Email Address text box, enter the email of user like b.simon@contoso.com.

    g. In Create a BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra Meeting I.D text box, enter your meeting ID.

    h. In Pick a Moderator Passcode text box, enter your passcode.

    i. Click CONTINUE.

    Screenshot shows the Add user section where you can view settings and features, with the Add User button selected.

    J. Click ADD USER.

Note

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

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 BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

  • Go to BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.

  • You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you click the BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID tile in the My Apps, this will redirect to BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra Sign-on URL. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

Next steps

Once you configure BlueJeans for Microsoft Entra ID 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.