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title: 'Tutorial: Azure Active Directory integration with Firstbird | Microsoft Docs'
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title: 'Tutorial: Azure Active Directory single sign-on (SSO) integration with Firstbird | Microsoft Docs'
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description: Learn how to configure single sign-on between Azure Active Directory and Firstbird.
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services: active-directory
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documentationCenter: na
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ms.date: 11/06/2019
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---
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# Tutorial: Azure Active Directory integration with Firstbird
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In this tutorial, you learn how to integrate Firstbird with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).
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Integrating Firstbird with Azure AD provides you with the following benefits:
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# Tutorial: Azure Active Directory single sign-on (SSO) integration with Firstbird
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* You can control in Azure AD who has access to Firstbird.
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* You can enable your users to be automatically signed-in to Firstbird (Single Sign-On) with their Azure AD accounts.
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* You can manage your accounts in one central location - the Azure portal.
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In this tutorial, you'll learn how to integrate Firstbird with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). When you integrate Firstbird with Azure AD, you can:
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If you want to know more details about SaaS app integration with Azure AD, see [What is application access and single sign-on with Azure Active Directory](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/active-directory-appssoaccess-whatis).
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If you don't have an Azure subscription, [create a free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) before you begin.
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* Control in Azure AD who has access to Firstbird.
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* Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to Firstbird with their Azure AD accounts.
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* Manage your accounts in one central location - the Azure portal.
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To learn more about SaaS app integration with Azure AD, see [What is application access and single sign-on with Azure Active Directory](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/active-directory-appssoaccess-whatis).
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## Prerequisites
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To configure Azure AD integration with Firstbird, you need the following items:
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To get started, you need the following items:
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* An Azure AD subscription. If you don't have an Azure AD environment, you can get one-month trial [here](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/free-trial/)
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* Firstbird single sign-on enabled subscription
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* An Azure AD subscription. If you don't have a subscription, you can get a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/).
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* Firstbird single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.
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## Scenario description
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In this tutorial, you configure and test Azure AD single sign-on in a test environment.
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In this tutorial, you configure and test Azure AD SSO in a test environment.
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* Firstbird supports **SP and IDP** initiated SSO
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* Firstbird supports **Just In Time** user provisioning
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## Adding Firstbird from the gallery
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To configure the integration of Firstbird into Azure AD, you need to add Firstbird from the gallery to your list of managed SaaS apps.
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**To add Firstbird from the gallery, perform the following steps:**
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1. In the **[Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com)**, on the left navigation panel, click **Azure Active Directory** icon.
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![The Azure Active Directory button](common/select_azuread.png)
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2. Navigate to **Enterprise Applications** and then select the **All Applications** option.
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4. In the search box, type **Firstbird**, select **Firstbird** from result panel then click **Add** button to add the application.
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![Firstbird in the results list](common/search_new_app.png)
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## Configure and test Azure AD single sign-on
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1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com) using either a work or school account, or a personal Microsoft account.
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1. On the left navigation pane, select the **Azure Active Directory** service.
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1. Navigate to **Enterprise Applications** and then select **All Applications**.
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1. To add new application, select **New application**.
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1. In the **Add from the gallery** section, type **Firstbird** in the search box.
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1. Select **Firstbird** from results panel and then add the app. Wait a few seconds while the app is added to your tenant.
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In this section, you configure and test Azure AD single sign-on with [Application name] based on a test user called **Britta Simon**.
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For single sign-on to work, a link relationship between an Azure AD user and the related user in [Application name] needs to be established.
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To configure and test Azure AD single sign-on with [Application name], you need to complete the following building blocks:
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## Configure and test Azure AD single sign-on for Firstbird
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1. **[Configure Azure AD Single Sign-On](#configure-azure-ad-single-sign-on)** - to enable your users to use this feature.
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2. **[Configure Firstbird Single Sign-On](#configure-firstbird-single-sign-on)** - to configure the Single Sign-On settings on application side.
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3. **[Create an Azure AD test user](#create-an-azure-ad-test-user)** - to test Azure AD single sign-on with Britta Simon.
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4. **[Assign the Azure AD test user](#assign-the-azure-ad-test-user)** - to enable Britta Simon to use Azure AD single sign-on.
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5. **[Create Firstbird test user](#create-firstbird-test-user)** - to have a counterpart of Britta Simon in Firstbird that is linked to the Azure AD representation of user.
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6. **[Test single sign-on](#test-single-sign-on)** - to verify whether the configuration works.
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Configure and test Azure AD SSO with Firstbird using a test user called **B.Simon**. For SSO to work, you need to establish a link relationship between an Azure AD user and the related user in Firstbird.
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In this section, you enable Azure AD single sign-on in the Azure portal.
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1. **[Configure Azure AD SSO](#configure-azure-ad-sso)** - to enable your users to use this feature.
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1. **[Create an Azure AD test user](#create-an-azure-ad-test-user)** - to test Azure AD single sign-on with B.Simon.
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1. **[Assign the Azure AD test user](#assign-the-azure-ad-test-user)** - to enable B.Simon to use Azure AD single sign-on.
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1. **[Configure Firstbird SSO](#configure-firstbird-sso)** - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
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1. **[Create Firstbird test user](#create-firstbird-test-user)** - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in Firstbird that is linked to the Azure AD representation of user.
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6. Firstbird application expects the SAML assertions in a specific format. Configure the following claims for this application. You can manage the values of these attributes from the **User Attributes** section on application integration page. On the **Set up Single Sign-On with SAML** page, click **Edit** button to open **User Attributes** dialog.
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## Additional Resources
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## Additional resources
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- [ List of Tutorials on How to Integrate SaaS Apps with Azure Active Directory ](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/active-directory-saas-tutorial-list)
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- [What is application access and single sign-on with Azure Active Directory? ](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/active-directory-appssoaccess-whatis)
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- [List of Tutorials on How to Integrate SaaS Apps with Azure Active Directory](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/active-directory-saas-tutorial-list)
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- [What is conditional access in Azure Active Directory?](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/overview)
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- [What is application access and single sign-on with Azure Active Directory?](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/active-directory-appssoaccess-whatis)
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- [Try Firstbird with Azure AD](https://aad.portal.azure.com/)
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- [What is Conditional Access in Azure Active Directory?](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/overview)

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