Managing SSO groups in Synthetix Cloud
The management of SSO groups has now been moved into Synthetix Cloud.
In order to utilise this feature, a Synthetix cloud user must satisfy the following conditions:
- The user must be in a permission group that has the ‘enable admin’ permission.
- The user must have an Microsoft login.
If activation has already been completed, skip step 1 and proceed to step 2.
Step 1: Activation process
1. Login to Syntheix cloud
2. Navigate to the admin section by clicking the ‘admin’ option on the top navigation bar.
3. Click on the ‘Console Settings’ option on the left-hand sidebar under the ‘General’ heading
4. The Add-Ons list will display with ‘Microsoft Azure SSO’ as an option
5. Click on ‘Microsoft Azure SSO’
6. Click the ‘enable’ button
7. An input box will appear asking for your Organization ID. (The Organization ID is the tenant ID in Active Directory)
8. Insert your Organization ID into the input box and click ‘save’.
7. A new option called ‘Active Directory’ should appear under the ‘Configuration’ option on the left-hand sidebar if successful.
Step 2: Accessing the SSO group management section
1. Click on the ‘Active Directory’ option
2. If the user has not logged into their Microsoft account, a page will appear asking for the user to ‘Authenticate with Azure’, otherwise they will be navigated straight to the management page.
3. Click on the ‘Authenticate with Azure’ and login to your Microsoft account.
4. If successful, you will be redirected back to Syntheix Cloud and be on the SSO group management page
Managing Active Directory SSO groups
The user will be presented with a list of SSO groups that already exist if some were previously created, otherwise there will be no groups displayed.
There is an option to create a group near the top of this page.
Clicking this option will allow the user to create a new SSO group using the provided form.
Clicking on a group will allow the user to edit a group and make changes as required including removing groups.
In order to utilise this feature, a Synthetix cloud user must satisfy the following conditions:
- The user must be in a permission group that has the ‘enable admin’ permission.
- The user must have an Microsoft login.
If activation has already been completed, skip step 1 and proceed to step 2.
Step 1: Activation process
1. Login to Syntheix cloud
2. Navigate to the admin section by clicking the ‘admin’ option on the top navigation bar.
3. Click on the ‘Console Settings’ option on the left-hand sidebar under the ‘General’ heading
4. The Add-Ons list will display with ‘Microsoft Azure SSO’ as an option
5. Click on ‘Microsoft Azure SSO’
6. Click the ‘enable’ button
7. An input box will appear asking for your Organization ID. (The Organization ID is the tenant ID in Active Directory)
8. Insert your Organization ID into the input box and click ‘save’.
7. A new option called ‘Active Directory’ should appear under the ‘Configuration’ option on the left-hand sidebar if successful.
Step 2: Accessing the SSO group management section
1. Click on the ‘Active Directory’ option
2. If the user has not logged into their Microsoft account, a page will appear asking for the user to ‘Authenticate with Azure’, otherwise they will be navigated straight to the management page.
3. Click on the ‘Authenticate with Azure’ and login to your Microsoft account.
4. If successful, you will be redirected back to Syntheix Cloud and be on the SSO group management page
Managing Active Directory SSO groups
The user will be presented with a list of SSO groups that already exist if some were previously created, otherwise there will be no groups displayed.
There is an option to create a group near the top of this page.
Clicking this option will allow the user to create a new SSO group using the provided form.
Clicking on a group will allow the user to edit a group and make changes as required including removing groups.
