---
title: "Microsoft Entra ID"
slug: "microsoft-entra-id-azure-active-directory-3-1-1"
tags: ["Portal", "8.4"]
updated: 2026-10-11T08:32:59Z
published: 2026-10-11T08:32:59Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/microsoft-entra-id-azure-active-directory-3-1-1"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Microsoft Entra ID

You set up SAML single sign-on support in Azure and gather the information you need to connect the CTERA Portal to Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory).

**Note**

Microsoft changes the look and feel of Azure from time to time. The following procedure and screens might have changed but the basic procedure will be the same.

**To get the SAML single sign-on information:**

1. Login to Azure as the administrator.  

The home page is displayed.
2. Access the **Microsoft Entra ID** service.  

The **Overview** page is displayed.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-4I499AGS.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Gv4M1IrD2XuleINV0fMgKf7l%2FvCNOOM2INP%2BKzH6Jsk%3D)
3. Scroll down and under **Quick actions** click **Add enterprise application**.  

The **Browse Microsoft Entra ID Gallery** page is displayed.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-7NLZU36U.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Gv4M1IrD2XuleINV0fMgKf7l%2FvCNOOM2INP%2BKzH6Jsk%3D)
4. Click the **Create your own application** tab.  

The **Create your own application** blade is displayed.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-H66U4D9B.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Gv4M1IrD2XuleINV0fMgKf7l%2FvCNOOM2INP%2BKzH6Jsk%3D)
5. Enter the DNS name for the portal in the **What's the name of your app** box and click **Create**.  

The application is created and the application overview page is displayed.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-WFCR9EE8.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Gv4M1IrD2XuleINV0fMgKf7l%2FvCNOOM2INP%2BKzH6Jsk%3D)
6. In the navigation pane, click **Manage > Single sign-on** or click **Get started** in **2. Set up single sign on**.  

The **Single Sign-on** page is displayed.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-BXF5LZWN.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Gv4M1IrD2XuleINV0fMgKf7l%2FvCNOOM2INP%2BKzH6Jsk%3D)
7. Click **SAML**  

The **SAML-based Sign-on** page is displayed.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-87687MBZ.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Gv4M1IrD2XuleINV0fMgKf7l%2FvCNOOM2INP%2BKzH6Jsk%3D)
8. Click the *pen* icon to edit the **Basic SAML Configuration**.  

The **Basic SAML Configuration** blade is displayed.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-DEW4VUSA.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Gv4M1IrD2XuleINV0fMgKf7l%2FvCNOOM2INP%2BKzH6Jsk%3D)
9. In the **Basic SAML Configuration** blade click **Add identifier** to set the **Identifier (Entity ID)** to something that uniquely identify the set up. For example, `ctera-azureAD`  

You use this value in the CTERA Portal **Entity ID/Issuer ID** field, in the procedure *To configure SAML single sign-on*, described in [Defining SAML SSO in the CTERA Portal](/v1/docs/defining-saml-20-sso-for-a-ctera-portal-4-1-1), when setting up SAML in the portal.
10. Click **Add Reply URL** to set the portal login in the **Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL)** box: `https://&lt;portal&gt;.&lt;DNS_Suffix&gt;/ServicesPortal/saml` where <*portal*> is the name of the portal and <*DNS_Suffix*> is the DNS suffix for the CTERA Portal deployment.
11. Enter the **Sign on URL** to access the portal and the **Logout Url**.
12. Click **Save**.  

The **Certificate (Base64)**, **Certificate (Raw)**, and **Federation Metadata XML** links are enabled.
13. Optionally, edit **Attributes & Claims**.
**Note**

Use the Microsoft Azure Entra ID documentation to edit the attributes and claims. After editing the attributes and claims, click **OK** and return to the **SAML-based Sign-on** page.
14. Click **Download** for the **Certificate (Base64)**.