Microsoft Entra SSO integration with MINT TMS

In this article, you'll learn how to integrate MINT TMS with Microsoft Entra ID. MINT TMS is a Training, Resource and Qualification Management System used as a reliable tool to plan, optimize and measure training and career progress and the actual records of their employees. When you integrate MINT TMS with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

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

You'll configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on for MINT TMS in a test environment. MINT TMS supports IDP initiated single sign-on.

Prerequisites

To integrate Microsoft Entra ID with MINT TMS, you need:

• A Microsoft Entra user account. If you don't already have one, you can Create an account for free.
• One of the following roles: Application Administrator, Cloud Application Administrator, or Application Owner.
• A Microsoft Entra subscription. If you don't have a subscription, you can get a free account.
• MINT TMS single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Add application and assign a test user

Before you begin the process of configuring single sign-on, you need to add the MINT TMS application from the Microsoft Entra gallery. You need a test user account to assign to the application and test the single sign-on configuration.

Add MINT TMS from the Microsoft Entra gallery

Add MINT TMS from the Microsoft Entra application gallery to configure single sign-on with MINT TMS. For more information on how to add application from the gallery, see the Quickstart: Add application from the gallery.

Create and assign Microsoft Entra test user

Follow the guidelines in the create and assign a user account article to create a test user account called B.Simon.

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, and assign roles. The wizard also provides a link to the single sign-on configuration pane. Learn more about Microsoft 365 wizards..

Configure Microsoft Entra SSO

Complete the following steps to enable Microsoft Entra single sign-on.

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

2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > MINT TMS > 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 Identifier textbox, type a value using the following pattern: <environment-name>

   b. In the Reply URL textbox, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<environment-name>.mint-online.com/

   Note

   These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Identifier and Reply URL. Contact MINT TMS 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 Federation Metadata XML and select Download to download the certificate and save it on your computer.

   

7. On the Set up MINT TMS section, copy the appropriate URL(s) based on your requirement.

   

Configure MINT TMS SSO

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

Create MINT TMS test user

In this section, you create a user called Britta Simon at MINT TMS. Work with MINT TMS support team to add the users in the MINT TMS 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.

• Click on Test this application, and you should be automatically signed in to the MINT TMS for which you set up the SSO.

• You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you click the MINT TMS tile in the My Apps, you should be automatically signed in to the MINT TMS for which you set up the SSO. For more information, see Microsoft Entra My Apps.

Additional resources

• What is single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID?
• Plan a single sign-on deployment.

Next steps

Once you configure MINT TMS 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.