Configure SpaceIQ for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

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

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

• SpaceIQ single sign-on enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

• SpaceIQ supports IDP initiated SSO.
• SpaceIQ supports Automated user provisioning.

Add SpaceIQ from the gallery

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

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with SpaceIQ 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 SpaceIQ.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with SpaceIQ, 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 SpaceIQ SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
   1. Create SpaceIQ test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in SpaceIQ 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 > SpaceIQ > 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 the URL: https://api.spaceiq.com

   b. In the Reply URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://api.spaceiq.com/saml/<INSTANCE_ID>/callback

   Note

   Update these values with the actual Reply URL and identifier which is explained later in the article.

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 SpaceIQ 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 SpaceIQ SSO

1. Open a new browser window, and then sign in to your SpaceIQ environment as an administrator.

2. Once you're logged in, select the puzzle sign at the top right, then select Integrations

   

3. Under All PROVISIONING & SSO, select the Azure tile to add an instance of Azure as IDP.

   

4. In the SSO dialog box, perform the following steps:

   

   a. In the SAML Issuer URL box, paste the Microsoft Entra Identifier value copied from the Microsoft Entra application configuration window.

   b. Copy the SAML CallBack Endpoint URL (read-only) value and paste the value in the Reply URL box in the Basic SAML Configuration section.

   c. Copy the SAML Audience URI (read-only) value and paste the value in the Identifier box in the Basic SAML Configuration section.

   d. Open the downloaded certificate file in notepad, copy the content, and then paste it in the X.509 Certificate box.

   e. Select Save.

Create SpaceIQ test user

In this section, you create a user called Britta Simon in SpaceIQ. Work SpaceIQ support team to add the users in the SpaceIQ platform. Users must be created and activated before you use single sign-on.

SpaceIQ also supports automatic user provisioning, you can find more details here on how to configure automatic user provisioning.

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 SpaceIQ for which you set up the SSO.

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

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