Configure Azure Authentication

By integrating Azure Active Directory authentication into Loftware Enterprise SP, you can enable users to sign into Loftware Enterprise SP by using their domain credentials.

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Note: To perform this task, you must be signed in as the ClientAdmin, SystemAdmin, or SuperAdmin user. For more information, see Controlling Access to System Settings

Use the following procedure to configure an Azure Active Directory Domain Object in Loftware Enterprise SP to connect to an existing Azure Active Directory Server.

Note: If you are configuring a multi-site deployment A configuration of a Loftware environment that includes Loftware instances located at different sites within the same WAN. In a multi-site deployment, each Loftware instance acts as either a headquarters or a facility. of Loftware Enterprise SP, you must sign in to each facility site to configure LDAP or Azure authentication. LDAP or Azure authentication information is not synced from headquarters to facilities.

1. In System , click Authentication.
2. Click New Azure Authentication for a new configuration, or click the existing configuration that you want to modify.
3. Configure the Azure Authentication panel. For more information, see User Interface: Azure Authentication.
4. If you do not want to use Azure auto-provisioning, skip this step.
   If you want use Azure auto-provisioning, do the following in the Auto Provisioning panel.
   1. To turn on auto-provisioning now, select the Enable Auto Provisioning check box. Otherwise, you can leave the check box clear, set up auto-provisioning now, and enable it later.
   2. In the Loftware Group to Azure Group mapping table, click the Add button to add a Loftware group or groups to the mapping table. For more information, see User Interface: Group Mapping Table.

      Tip: The group must already exist in Loftware Enterprise SP and have permissions configured within Loftware Enterprise SP. For more information, see Create or Modify a Group.

   3. Click the Azure Group Lookup button. The Azure Group Lookup dialog box is displayed.
   4. Enter information by which to search in the Group Search Base and Group Search Filter fields, and then click Search.
   5. Click and drag the applicable group from the Azure Group Search Results list to the Azure Group column of the mapping table for the corresponding Loftware Group.

      Tip: An Azure group can only be mapped to one Loftware group, but a Loftware group can be mapped to multiple Azure groups.

   6. Repeat for all Loftware to Azure groups you want to map.
5. Click Save .

To set up SSO with Azure Active Directory, see Configure Single Sign-On (SSO) Using Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML).