Configure AlertMedia for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

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

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

• AlertMedia single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

• AlertMedia supports IDP initiated SSO.
• AlertMedia supports Just In Time user provisioning.
• AlertMedia supports Automated user provisioning.

Add AlertMedia from the gallery

To configure the integration of AlertMedia into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add AlertMedia 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 Entra ID > Enterprise apps > New application.
3. In the Add from the gallery section, type AlertMedia in the search box.
4. Select AlertMedia 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 AlertMedia

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with AlertMedia 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 AlertMedia.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with AlertMedia, 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 AlertMedia SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
   1. Create AlertMedia test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in AlertMedia 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 Entra ID > Enterprise apps > AlertMedia > 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 Set up single sign-on with SAML page, perform the following steps:

   a. In the Identifier text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<SUBDOMAIN>.alertmedia.com

   b. In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<SUBDOMAIN>.alertmedia.com/api/sso/saml/

   Note

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

6. AlertMedia application expects the SAML assertions in a specific format, which requires you to add custom attribute mappings to your SAML token attributes configuration. The following screenshot shows the list of default attributes.

   

7. In addition to above, AlertMedia application expects few more attributes to be passed back in SAML response which are shown below. These attributes are also pre populated but you can review them as per your requirements.

1. On the Set up single sign-on with SAML page, In the SAML Signing Certificate section, select copy button to copy App Federation Metadata Url and save it on your computer.

   

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 AlertMedia SSO

1. In a new web browser window, sign in to your AlertMedia company site as an administrator.

2. Navigate to Company and select Single Sign-On.

   

3. In the Authentication Method, select Remote SAML Metadata.

4. Toggle ON the Sign Request.

5. Toggle ON the Allow Passive Requests.

6. In the MetaData URL textbox, paste the App Federation Metadata Url value, which you have copied fro the Azure portal.

7. Select Requested Authentication Context Comparison as exact.

8. In IDP Login URL textbox, paste the Login URL value, which you copied previously.

9. Select Save.

Create AlertMedia test user

In this section, a user called Britta Simon is created in AlertMedia. AlertMedia supports just-in-time user provisioning, which is enabled by default. There's no action item for you in this section. If a user doesn't already exist in AlertMedia, a new one is created after authentication.

Test SSO

In this section, you test your Microsoft Entra single sign-on configuration with following options.

• Select Test this application, and you should be automatically signed in to the AlertMedia for which you set up the SSO.

• You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you select the AlertMedia tile in the My Apps, you should be automatically signed in to the AlertMedia for which you set up the SSO. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

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