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Tutorial: Microsoft Entra integration with Workstars

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In this tutorial, you learn how to integrate Workstars with Microsoft Entra ID. Integrating Workstars with Microsoft Entra ID provides you with the following benefits:

  • You can control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to Workstars.
  • You can enable your users to be automatically signed-in to Workstars (Single Sign-On) with their Microsoft Entra accounts.
  • You can manage your accounts in one central location.

If you want to know more details about SaaS app integration with Microsoft Entra ID, see What is application access and single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin.

Prerequisites

To configure Microsoft Entra integration with Workstars, you need the following items:

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

Scenario description

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

  • Workstars supports IDP initiated SSO

To configure the integration of Workstars into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add Workstars from the gallery to your list of managed SaaS apps.

To add Workstars from the gallery, perform the following steps:

  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 search box, type Workstars, select Workstars from result panel then click Add button to add the application.

    Workstars in the results list

Configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on

In this section, you configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with Workstars based on a test user called Britta Simon. For single sign-on to work, a link relationship between a Microsoft Entra user and the related user in Workstars needs to be established.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with Workstars, you need to complete the following building blocks:

  1. Configure Microsoft Entra Single Sign-On - to enable your users to use this feature.
  2. Configure Workstars Single Sign-On - to configure the Single Sign-On settings on application side.
  3. Create a Microsoft Entra test user - to test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with Britta Simon.
  4. Assign the Microsoft Entra test user - to enable Britta Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on.
  5. Create Workstars test user - to have a counterpart of Britta Simon in Workstars that is linked to the Microsoft Entra representation of user.
  6. Test single sign-on - to verify whether the configuration works.

Configure Microsoft Entra single sign-on

In this section, you enable Microsoft Entra single sign-on.

To configure Microsoft Entra single sign-on with Workstars, perform the following steps:

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

  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Workstars application integration page, select Single sign-on.

    Configure single sign-on link

  3. On the Select a Single sign-on method dialog, select SAML/WS-Fed mode to enable single sign-on.

    Single sign-on select mode

  4. On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, click Edit icon to open Basic SAML Configuration dialog.

    Edit Basic SAML Configuration

  5. On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, perform the following steps:

    Workstars Domain and URLs single sign-on information

    a. In the Identifier text box, type a URL: https://workstars.com

    b. In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<subdomain>.workstars.com/saml/login_check

    Note

    The value is not real. Update the value with the actual Reply URL. Contact Workstars Client support team to get the value. 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, click Download to download the Certificate (Base64) from the given options as per your requirement and save it on your computer.

    The Certificate download link

  7. On the Set up Workstars section, copy the appropriate URL(s) as per your requirement.

    Copy configuration URLs

    a. Login URL

    b. Microsoft Entra Identifier

    c. Logout URL

Configure Workstars Single Sign-On

  1. In another browser window, sign on to your Workstars company site as an administrator.

  2. In the main toolbar, click Settings.

    Screenshot shows the Settings button.

  3. Go to Sign On > Settings.

    Workstars signon

    Screenshot shows the Single Sign On section where you can select Settings.

  4. On the Single Sign On (SAML) - Settings page, perform the following steps:

    Workstars saml

    a. In Identity Provider Name textbox, type Office 365.

    b. In the Identity Provider Entity ID textbox, paste the value of Microsoft Entra Identifier.

    c. Copy the content of the downloaded certificate file in notepad, and then paste it into the x509 Certificate textbox.

    d. In the SAML SSO URL textbox, paste the value of Login URL.

    e. In the Remote Logout URL textbox, paste the value of Logout URL.

    f. select Name ID as Email (Default).

    g. Click Confirm.

Create a Microsoft Entra test user

The objective of this section is to create a test user called Britta 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 enable Britta Simon to use Azure single sign-on by granting access to Workstars.

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

  2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Workstars.

    Enterprise applications blade

  3. In the applications list, select Workstars.

    The Workstars link in the Applications list

  4. In the app's overview page, select Users and groups.

  5. 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.

Create Workstars test user

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

Test single sign-on

In this section, you test your Microsoft Entra single sign-on configuration using the Access Panel.

When you click the Workstars tile in the Access Panel, you should be automatically signed in to the Workstars for which you set up SSO. For more information about the Access Panel, see Introduction to the Access Panel.

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