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Microsoft Entra SSO integration with Cloud iManage

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

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

  • Cloud iManage single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

  • Cloud iManage supports both SP and IDP initiated SSO.

To configure the integration of Cloud iManage into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add Cloud iManage 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 Cloud iManage in the search box.
  4. Select Cloud iManage 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 Cloud iManage

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Cloud iManage 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 Cloud iManage.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Cloud iManage, 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. Create a Microsoft Entra test user - to enable B.Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on.
  2. Configure Cloud iManage SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
    1. Create Cloud iManage test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in Cloud iManage that's linked to the Microsoft Entra ID representation of user.
  3. Test SSO - to verify whether the configuration works.

Configure Microsoft Entra SSO

Follow these steps to enable Microsoft Entra SSO in the Microsoft Entra admin center.

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

  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Cloud iManage > 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.

    Screenshot shows how to edit Basic SAML Configuration.

  5. On the Basic SAML Configuration section, perform the following steps:

    a. In the Identifier text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://cloudimanage.com/auth/api/v1/saml/login/<Customer_ID>

    b. In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://cloudimanage.com/auth/api/v1/saml/login/<Customer_ID>

  6. Perform the following step, if you wish to configure the application in SP initiated mode:

    In the Sign-on URL text box, type the URL: https://cloudimanage.com

    Note

    These values aren't real. Update these values with the actual Identifier and Reply URL. Contact Cloud iManage support team to get these values. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section in the Microsoft Entra admin center.

  7. 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.

    Screenshot shows the Certificate download link.

  8. On the Set up Cloud iManage section, copy the appropriate URL(s) based on your requirement.

    Screenshot shows to 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 Cloud iManage SSO

To configure single sign-on on Cloud iManage side, you need to send the downloaded Federation Metadata XML and appropriate copied URLs from Microsoft Entra admin center to Cloud iManage support team. They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides. For more information, please refer this document.

Create Cloud iManage test user

In this section, you create a user called B.Simon in Cloud iManage. Work with Cloud iManage support team to add the users in the Cloud iManage 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.

SP initiated:

  • Select Test this application in Microsoft Entra admin center. This option redirects to Cloud iManage Sign on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

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

IDP initiated:

  • Select Test this application in Microsoft Entra admin center and you should be automatically signed in to the Cloud iManage for which you set up the SSO.

You can also use Microsoft My Apps to test the application in any mode. When you select the Cloud iManage tile in the My Apps, if configured in SP mode you would be redirected to the application sign-on page for initiating the login flow and if configured in IDP mode, you should be automatically signed in to the Cloud iManage for which you set up the SSO. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

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