This commit is contained in:
Paolo Matarazzo 2022-12-06 10:29:23 -05:00
parent 3a72603664
commit ae2571444e

View File

@ -3,23 +3,21 @@ title: Configure federation between Clever and Azure AD
description: Configuration of a federated trust between Clever and Azure AD, with Clever acting as an identity provider (IdP) for Azure AD.
ms.date: 12/06/2022
ms.topic: how-to
appliesto:
- ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/release-health/supported-versions-windows-client" target="_blank">Windows 11 SE</a>
---
<!-- MAXADO-6286399 -->
# Configure federation between Clever and Azure AD
In this article, you will learn the steps to configure Clever as an identity provider (IdP) for Azure AD.\
Once configured, users will be able to sign in to Azure AD with their Clever credentials (e.g. using QR code login).
In this article, you'll learn the steps to configure Clever as an identity provider (IdP) for Azure AD.\
Once configured, users will be able to sign in to Azure AD with their Clever credentials (for example, using a QR code).
## Prerequisites
To configure Clever as an IdP for Azure AD, the following prerequisites must be met:
1. An Azure AD tenant, with one or multiple custom DNS domains (i.e. domains that are not in the format *.onmicrosoft.com)
1. An Azure AD tenant, with one or multiple custom DNS domains (that is, domains that aren't in the format *.onmicrosoft.com)
1. A Clever environment, with students and faculty members already created
- Users require an email address defined in Clever, which is used to match the users in Azure AD
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Users require an email address defined in Clever, which is used to match the users in Azure AD
1. Individual Azure AD accounts already created: each Clever user will require a matching account defined in Azure AD. These accounts are commonly created through automated solutions, for example:
- School Data Sync (SDS)
- Azure AD Connect sync for environment with on-premises AD DS
@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ To configure Clever as an IdP for Azure AD, the following prerequisites must be
## Configure Clever
1. Reach out to Clever Support to request the creation of the *Azure AD SAML app* in your environment
1. Once the app is ready, you will be notified via email to accept the invitation to the app
1. Once the app is ready, you'll be notified via email to accept the invitation to the app
:::image type="content" source="images/clever/invitation.png" alt-text="email invitation from Clever":::
1. [Sign in to Clever](https://schools.clever.com/applications/saml-azure-ad/settings) as an administrator, and configure the *Azure AD SAML app* with the following details:
@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ The other parameters should already be pre-configured. Verify that the attribute
Take note of the *IDENTITY PROVIDER METADATA URL* value, as it will be required in the next step. For example: `https://samlidp.clever.com/saml-azure-ad/metadata/<GUID>`
> [!NOTE]
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Federation will not work if the app has a launch date set in the future. Once the application is ready to be used, ask Clever Support to change the launch date.
## Configure Azure AD
@ -109,6 +107,6 @@ From a private browser session, navigate to https://portal.azure.com and sign in
1. As username, use the email as defined in Clever
1. The user will be redirected to Clever to sign in
1. After Clever authentication (e.g. using QR code), the user will be redirected back to Azure AD and signed in
1. After Clever authentication (for example, using QR code), the user will be redirected back to Azure AD and signed in
:::image type="content" source="images/clever/clever-sso.gif" alt-text="Clever SSO":::