Setting Up SSO for ZPC with Azure IdP

Owned by Sean McDade
Last updated: Dec 14, 2023 by Benoit Desnoyers
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About SAML Single Sign-On in ZPC

Single Sign-On can be setup in ZPC against any Identity Provider (IdP) which supports SAML 2.0.

This guide covers the steps required to setup SAML SSO against Azure.

For an exhaustive list of supported IDP’s, visit SAML-based products and services.

Add ZPC as an Enterprise Application in Azure

Wildcard Certificates are not supported for SSO.

  1. Connect to your Azure Portal.

  2. Search for Enterprise Applications and click the result.

     

  3. Click on +New Application

     

  4. Provide a name and select the 3rd option Integrate any other application you don't find in the gallery (Non-gallery)

 

The Enterprise Application is now added ✔

Configure the Enterprise Application for Single Sign-On

  1. Click on Single Sign-On from the left vertical menu.

     

  2. Click on the SAML Single Sign-On method.

     

  3. Click on Upload metadata file

     

  4. Click on the folder icon and point to the ZPC SP Metadata to upload it.

     

  5. Once uploaded, a panel with your Basic SAML Configuration will appear on the right hand side which will be populated with values for your Identifier and Reply URL. Click Save.

     

  6. Once saved, click on the Download link next to Federation Metadata XML

     

Upload IdP Metadata to ZPC & Enable SSO

  1. Go to your ZIRO tenant, acces the SAML Single Sign-On Page from the vertical Admin menu.

     

  2. Click Import IdP Metadata and point the file you downloaded in the previous step from Azure.

     

  3. Click on the Enable Single Sign-On toggle.

Edit Attribute & Claims

  1. From the Enterprise Application you added in the previous steps, select Attributes & Claims from the left-hand vertical menu.

     

  2. Click on the ellipsis to modify the Unique User Identifier (Name ID)

     

  3. Change the default Name Identifier format and Source Attribute

    1. Name Identifier format should be set to Unspecified

    2. Source Attribute should be set to user.onpremisesamaccountname

  4. Click Save.

Add Users/Groups Requiring Access to ZPC to your Enterprise Application

  1. From the Enterprise Application you added in the previous steps, select Users and groups from the left-hand vertical menu.

     

  2. Click on + Add user/group

     

  3. Click on None Selected

     

  4. A search panel will appear on the right hand side. Use it search for and select the individual users or groups who should be able to log into your ZPC tenant via Single Sign-On and click Select.

     

Test Single Sign-On from Azure

  1. Return to the Single Sign-On section of your newly added Enterprise Application and click Test at the bottom of the page.

  2. A panel will appear with testing options on the right hand side of the page, select Sign in as current user option and click Test sign in.

     

  3. If you completed the previous steps correctly, you will be presented with the ZPC home screen.