SAML Configuration with Azure AD and RedLine13

Here are the step by step instructions for a SAML Configuration with Azure AD and RedLine13. Read more about SAML SSO and RedLine13.

Go to Azure Portal -> Azure Active Directory -> Enterprise Applications.

Create an Azure AD Enterprise Non Gallery Application. This operation will take a minute or two to complete

Under ActiveDirectory go to Enterprise Applications -> Select your newly Created App -> Single sign-on (side panel).

Click (Enable) SAML

Copy your “App Federation Metadata Url”

Set up Azure in RedLine13

http://localhost/SSO/Manage [https://www.redline13.com/SSO/Manage]
Select Azure
Paste MetaData URL
Enter a domain name
- rl13-[yourcompany]

Hit submit and see your SSO Settings

Let’s go back to Azure AD and fill in some properties

Under ActiveDirectory go to Enterprise Applications -> Select your newly Created App -> Single sign-on (side panel).
Edit Basic SAML Configuration (click edit button)
- Copy your Entity ID from RedLine13 and paste into Azure AD
- Copy your Reply URL from RedLine13 and paste into Azure AD
Hit Save Icon
- You might have to refresh your AzureAD page to see the changes

Remove the Namespace from following User Attribute

givenname
name
Surname
emailaddress

Completed it should look like this. Refresh page after changes for it to look proper.

Testing

You are now at a point we can start testing but a user in your Azure AD must be granted access to your RedLine13.

* If you were as excited as I was to start testing you just clicked the test button and realized quickly that you have not granted yourself access to RedLIne13 and will get this error