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Creating an Azure Application

To connect Azure as an identity provider for File Access Manager, you must first create a dedicated application in Azure.

Complete the following steps to Create an Azure Application:

  1. Log in to Microsoft Azure Portal.
  2. Navigate to Enterprise Applications. You can search for "Enterprise applications" in the search bar and select it.

  3. Select + Create your own application to create the application.

    • What's the name of your app?: Enter any name for your application.
    • What are you looking to do with your application?: Integrate any other application you don't find in the gallery.
    • Select Create.

  4. Select the Single Sign-On option in the Navigation menu.

  5. Select SAML as the sign-on method.
  6. In the Basic SAML Configuration panel, Select Edit.

  7. Fill the following fields:

    • Identifier (Entity ID): This should be entered with https:// and can be the address of the VM. This data will be used in the Server Installer during the installation of the SAML option.
      • Delete the default value for Identifier.
      • Select the created identifier as the default by checking the checkbox.
    • Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL): https://[SERVER_NAME]/siqapi/login/AssertionConsumerService where SERVER_NAME is the VM where the File Access Manager website is installed.

  8. Select Save.

  9. In User Attributes & Claims, select Edit.

  10. Within Required Claim, click on the Claim name at the top.
  11. In the dropdown Choose name identifier format, select Unspecified.
  12. In the Source Attribute dropdown, ensure that the selected value is user.userprincipalname.
  13. Select Save.
  14. Select the X to close the current window.
  15. Navigate to Properties and verify that User assignment required? is set to No.
  16. Select Single sign-on > Test this application.

The Azure application is now set. The following data will be needed during the installation of File Access Manager with the SAML 2.0 version:

  • Identifier from the Basic SAML Configuration panel.
  • Federation metadata document URL:
    Copy the value under "App Federation Metadata Url" in the third frame.

When installing File Access Manager, ensure to follow the sections related to SAML login installation.