Use Azure AD for SSO authentication

Learn how to use Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) for Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication with SAML 2.0 so members of your organization can sign in to Kobiton using their Microsoft credentials.

Get Kobiton parameters

First, you’ll need to save a copy of your Kobiton SSO attributes so you can easily add them to your IdP later.

Select your profile name or picture, then choose Settings.

Choose SSO Settings.

SSO settings page

From Basic configuration, copy the following values and save them to a note:

Entity ID (or Audience URL)
Reply (or SSO, or ACS) URL

Basic configuration step in SSO settings

From User attributes (or parameters), copy the following values and save them to a note:

email
firstName
lastName
phoneNumber
memberOf

User attributes or parameters step in SSO settings

Later you’ll finish configuring your Kobiton SSO settings so keep this browser window open.

Create IdP application

In Azure DP, open your default directory, select Enterprise Application, then New Application.

Select Enterprise Application, then New Application

From Add your own app, choose Non-gallery application, then enter a name for your application in the search bar and select Add.

Choose Non-gallery application option

Select Assign users and groups and add test user for your application.

Assign users and group option in Getting Started

You’ll set up single sign on in the next section.

Map parameters

Now that your IdP application is initially created, you’ll need to create Azure AD parameters mapped to Kobiton and download your Base64 certificate. Select Set up single sign on to get started.

Select Setup Single Sign On option in Getting Started

In step 1, Basic SAML Configuration, use your Kobiton SSO parameters from earlier to fill out the following fields:

Identifier (Entity ID)
Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL)
Relay State

Fill out Identifier, Reply URL, Relay State from Kobiton SSO parameters

In step 2, User Attributes & Claims, create the following parameters:

Parameter 1

Name: email
Namespace: Leave blank
Name format: Basic
Value: user.email

Parameter 2

Name: firstName
Namespace: Leave blank
Name format: Basic
Value: user.givenname

Parameter 3

Name: lastName
Namespace: Leave blank
Name format: Basic
Value: user.surname

Parameter 4

Name: phone
Namespace: Leave blank
Name format: Basic
Value: user.telephonenumber

Parameter 5

Name: Unique User Identifier
Namespace: Leave blank
Name format: Basic
Value: user.userprincipalname

Fill out Attributes & Claim

Download certificate and get IdP parameters

In step 3, SAML Signing Certificate, download Certificate (Base64).

Download Certificate (Base64)

In step 4, Set up Kobiton Azure Local, copy the following values and save them to a note:

Login URL
Azure AD Identifier
Logout URL

Set up Kobiton Azure Local

Add IdP parameters and certificate to Kobiton

Now, you’ll need to add your IdP parameters and certificate to your Kobiton organization. In your SSO Settings, scroll down to Set up at Kobiton side.

Scroll down to step Set up at Kobiton side

Add your IdP parameters and certificate to the following:

Identity provider issuer
Identity issuer URL
Identity provider sign in URL
Identity provider sign out URL
Identity provider certificate

The Identity provider certificate must be a .pem file. If the certificate downloaded from the IdP has a different file extension (such as .cert), rename it to .pem before uploading.

Verify and save configuration

Important: Make sure you have created an account with the same email as the currently logged in Kobiton account and assign the new SAML application to that user on the IdP side before continuing.

Select Verify to test your SSO configuration.

The Verify button under Verify Configuration

The system will open a new browser tab to the SSO login page. In this new tab, logs in using the account that has the same email as the current Kobiton account.

If logged in successfully, go back to the previous browser tab with the SSO Settings opened.

Wait for a while for the SSO Settings page to automatically reload (do not force reload the page) and a success message displays like the below:

The success message under Verify Configuration

After receiving the success response, select Save to complete your SSO configuration.

After verifying and saving the configuration, you can turn on Enforce users to login to Kobiton only through SSO to force the users to log in only via SSO (optional).

When SSO login enforcement is turned on:

You can add existing users to be exempted from the SSO login enforcement by adding the username into the Choose users who are allowed to login without SSO field.
You also gain access to Specify Organization Access Restrictions with the ability to enable Pass role/team assignments to users in the SAML validations. Choose the method that’s best for your organization.