Microsoft Entra SSO integration with Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure

In this article, you learn how to integrate Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure with Microsoft Entra ID. When you integrate Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

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

• A Microsoft Entra user account with an active subscription. If you don't already have one, you can Create an account for free.
• One of the following roles:
  • Application Administrator
  • Cloud Application Administrator
  • Application Owner.

• Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

• Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure supports SP initiated SSO.

Add Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure from the gallery

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

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure 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 Management Portal for Microsoft Azure.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure, 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 Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
   1. Create Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure 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 Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure > 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 box, type a URL using one of the following patterns:

   Identifier
   https://<subdomain>.igcm.com
   https://<subdomain>.newsignature.com

   b. In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using one of the following patterns:

   Reply URL
   https://<subdomain>.igcm.com/<instancename>
   https://<subdomain>.newsignature.com
   https://<subdomain>.newsignature.com/<instancename>

   c. In the Sign-on URL text box, type a URL using one of the following patterns:

   Sign-on URL
   https://portal.newsignature.com/<instancename>
   https://portal.igcm.com/<instancename>

   Note

   These values aren't real. Update these values with the actual Identifier, Reply URL and Sign on URL. Contact Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure 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, select Download to download the Certificate (Base64) from the given options as per your requirement and save it on your computer.

   

7. On the Set up Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure section, copy the appropriate URL(s) as per your requirement.

   

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 Management Portal for Microsoft Azure SSO

To configure single sign-on on Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure side, you need to send the downloaded Certificate (Base64) and appropriate copied URLs from the application configuration to Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure support team. They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides.

Create Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure test user

In this section, you create a user called Britta Simon in Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure. Work with Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure support team to add the users in the Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure 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.

• Select Test this application, this option redirects to Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure Sign-on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

• Go to Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.

• You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you select the Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure tile in the My Apps, this option redirects to Cloud Management Portal for Microsoft Azure Sign-on URL. For more information, see Microsoft Entra My Apps.

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