Azure AD as IDP – Cloud SAML

Part 2: Setup miniOrange with Azure AD

Step 1. Setup Azure AD as IDP

  • Go to miniOrange Admin Console.
  • From the left navigation bar select Identity Provider
  • Click on Add Identity Provider button.
    • azure ad Identity Provider
  • Select SAML tab.
    • Azure AD Saml App
    You can get the metadata details of miniOrange app either by clicking on the link shown by "Click here" in the yellow block, Or you can also get the details after creating the app. Keep these details handy as we will need these in configuring Azure AD.
  • Click on Show Metadata details under For SP - INITIATED SSO. You can either manually enter details or use Metadata URL or File
    • Azure AD Saml App
  • Now to add SAML app for Azure AD, go to Add Identity Provider page and click on Import IDP Metadata. Import the metadata file that you will get from Azure AD. Refer this step.
    • Azure AD Saml App
  • If you don't have a metadata file, you can also provide the details manually. You need to configure following endpoints:
IDP Entity ID Entity ID of IDP
Single Login URL Login Url from IDP
Single Logout URL Logout Url from IDP
X.509 Certificate The public key certificate of your IDP.
  • Few other optional features that can be added to the Identity Provider(IDP) are listed in the table below:
Domain Mapping Can be used to redirect specific domain user to specific IDP
Show IdP to Users Enable this if you want to show this IDP to all users during Login
Send Configured Attributes Enabling this would allow you to add attributes to be sent from IDP
  • Click on Save.

Step 2. Setup Atlassian Cloud

  • Log in to Azure AD Portal
  • Select Azure Active Directory ⇒ Enterprise Applications.
    • azure ad sso Enterprise Applications
  • Click on New Application.

    • azure ad sso New Application
  • Click on Non-gallery application section and enter the name for your app and click on Add button.
    • azure ad sso Non-gallery application
  • Click on Single sign-on from the application's left-hand navigation menu. The next screen presents the options for configuring single sign-on. Click on SAML.
    • azure ad sso Single sign-on
  • Click on the edit icon to edit SAML Configuration Details
    • azure ad sso configuring single sign-on
  • For Basic SAML configuration you need to get the Entity ID, ACS URL, and the Single Logout URL from miniOrange. Refer this step.
  • Enter the values in basic SAML configuration as shown in below screen
Identifier (Entity ID) Entity ID or Issuer
Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL) ACS URL
Sign on URL (optional required during IDP-initiated SSO) SSO Login URL
Logout URL Single Logout URL

  • By default, the following Attributes will be sent in the SAML token...

    • azure ad sso Attributes tab
  • Download Federation Metadata xml, and copy the Logout URL as well.

  • Assign users and groups to your SAML application.
  • Azure AD will not issue a token unless access is granted.
  • Click on Users and groups → assign user/group.
    • azure ad sso-13
  • Click Add user → Select user/group → Select.
    • selecting user or invite external user
  • Assign role under Select Role → click Assign.
    • azure ad sso SAML application

Step 3. Test Connection between miniOrange and Azure AD

  • Go to Identity Providers tab → click Select → Test Connection.
  • Login in popup window with credentials.
    • Atlassian Access Cloud SSO Test
  • You will see TEST SUCCESSFUL. If not, verify previous steps.

Part 3: Test Atlassian - Azure AD Configuration

  • Go to Atlassian Login Portal.
  • Enter email and click on Continue. Then redirected to Azure AD Login Page.
  • Login to Azure AD → logged into Atlassian Cloud Dashboard.