Microsoft Azure - Exchange of Metadata: Basic Guideline
Preparation
- Go to Azure Active Directory admin portal
- Go to Enterprise Applications
- create a new application (create your own application)
- Name: "Swiss Learning Hub" or something that helps you recognize this configuration again
- Select: Integrate any other application you don't find in the gallery (Non-gallery)
- Go to Single sign-on and choose SAML
- On step 2 (Attributes & Claims): change the Attributes & Claims if necessary. As Unique User Identifier (Name ID) the same variable must be used, which contains the value that is identical to the Swiss Learning Hub username.
- On step 3 (SAML Certificates): Copy the App Federation Metadata URL. Send this link (or Metadata XML behind this link) to your Swiss Learning Hub contact.
- Go to Users and groups and add users or groups to be authorized for authentication.
Receive the metadata of Swiss Learning Hub
- Go to Azure Active Directory admin portal
- Go to Enterprise Applications
- Choose the Swiss Learning Hub application
- Go to Single sign-on and choose SAML
- Upload the received metadata file.