Configure SSO Authentication With Microsoft Azure

Here are the steps to configure Azure with Devolutions Hub Business for SSO authentication and user provisioning.

Configure Single Sign-On (SSO)

In Devolutions Hub Business

1. Go to Administration – Authentication .
2. In Single Sign-On (SSO) , click on Configure Single Sign-On (SSO) .
   

   

A configuration window will open.

In Azure AD Portal

3. In a new web browser page, open your Microsoft Azure AD Portal and sign in to your account.
4. Select Azure Active Directory in the Azure services section. If you do not see it, click on More services to make other services appear.
   

   

5. In Overview , click Add , then select Enterprise application .
   

   

6. Click on Create your own application .
   

   

7. Enter the name of this new application, then click on Create .

8. In the Properties , set the Assignment required? setting as needed. To learn more about this setting, hover over the information icon next to it with your cursor.
   

   

9. Save your changes if applicable using the Save button at the top.
10. Staying in Properties , click on application registration in the text at the top.
    

    

11. Select Authentication in the left side menu, then click on Add a platform .
    

    

12. In Configure platforms , select Web .
    

    

In Devolutions Hub Business

13. Back in the Configure Single Sign-On (SSO) window, copy the Callback URL at the bottom by clicking on the Copy to Clipboard icon next to it.
    

    

In Azure AD Portal

14. Back in Azure, paste the Callback URL in the Redirect URIs field, then click Configure at the bottom.
    

    

15. Select Token configuration in the left side menu, then click on Add optional claim .
    

    

16. Under Token type , select ID . Then, in the list, select the following claims:

• email
• family_name
• given_name
• upn
• xms_pl
• xms_tpl
  

  

17. Click Add .
18. When prompted, enable Turn on the Microsoft Graph email , then click Add .
    

    

19. Select Overview in the left side menu, then copy the Application (client) ID by clicking on the Copy to clipboard icon next to it.
    

    

In Devolutions Hub Business

20. Back in the Configure Single Sign-On (SSO) window, paste the Application (client) ID from the last step in the Client ID field.
    

    

In Azure AD Portal

21. Back in Azure, select Certificates & secrets in the left side menu, then, in the Client secrets tab, click on New client secret .
    

    

22. In the Add a client secret window, enter a Description (for example, the name of your Enterprise app) and select an expiration date for this client secret, as per your best internal security practices.

23. Click Add .
24. Copy the Value of this new client secret by clicking on the Copy to clipboard icon next to it.
    

    

In Devolutions Hub Business

25. Back in the Configure Single Sign-On (SSO) window, paste the client secret Value from the last step in the Client secret field.
    

    

In Azure AD Portal

26. Back in Azure, select Overview in the left side menu, then click on the Endpoints tab.
    

    

27. In the Endpoints window, copy the OpenID Connect metadata document URL by clicking on the Copy to clipboard icon next to it.
    

    

In Devolutions Hub Business

28. Back in the Configure Single Sign-On (SSO) window, paste the URL from the last step in the Discovery URL field.
    

    

29. In the User Scopes field, enter “User.Read“.
    

    

30. Test the connection to make sure this configuration is done correctly. If it is, your account will connect with Azure AD.
31. Click Save at the bottom.

Provisioning Configuration

To synchronize your users and user groups from your providers to the Devolutions Hub Business, follow the next steps.

In Devolutions Hub Business

1. Go to Administration – Authentication .
2. In Provisioning , click on Generate SCIM Token .
   

   

3. In the Generate a SCIM Secret Token window, copy the Tenant URL by clicking on the Copy to Clipboard icon next to it.
   

   

In Azure AD Portal

4. In the management of your Enterprise app, go to Provisioning and click on Get started .
   

   

5. In the Provisioning Mode drop-down list, select Automatic . Then, paste the Tenant URL from [step 3]( in the Secret Token field.
   

   

In Devolutions Hub Business

6. Copy the Secret Token by clicking on the Copy to Clipboard icon next to it.
   

   

In Azure AD Portal

7. Paste the token from the previous step in the Secret Token field.
   

   

8. Test the connection to make sure that it works, then click Save .

Add a user/group

In this section, you will add your users and user groups to your Enterprise app.

In Azure AD Portal

1. Select Users and groups in the left side menu, then click Add user/group .
   

   

2. Under Add Assignment , click on None selected .
   

   

3. Manually search for users and groups or use the Search bar. Click on Select when you have finished your selection.
   

   

4. Click Assign when your selection is complete.
   

   

5. Select Provisioning in the left side menu, then click Start provisioning .
   

   

Synchronization between Azure and Hub

In Devolutions Hub Business

1. Go to Administration – Authentication .
2. In Provisioning , Enable the synchronization .
   

   

Azure 's provisioning frequency is at most 40 minutes. The user groups, including their members, will synchronize within this Azure provisioning time. We recommend that you to verify the first provisioning results.

In Administration – User Groups , the Azure user groups will be added. They are recognizable by the Is sync group icon next to the group name.

In Administration – Users , all users in the Azure user group who are already part of your Devolutions Hub will be flagged as synced with the Is sync icon next to their name. All new users part of the synchronized Azure user group who are not part of the Devolutions Hub will be suggested as new invitations in Invitations required .