Azure Active Directory (AAD) Configuration

To configure Azure Active Directory (AAD) as an Identity Provider, you will first need to register your application in the Azure Console.

Register your application

Navigate to the "Azure Active Directory" blade, and then choose "App Registrations" from the side panel. Then click "New registration":

Screen shot
Screen shot

In the "Register an application" screen, choose a name for this application. We recommend using an application name that distinguishes the application from the cloud-based version of ActivityInfo hosted at ActivityInfo.org.

Then, in the Redirect URI section, add the following URL, replacing "activityinfo.example.gov" with the domain you have chosen for your server:

https://activityinfo.example.gov/login/auth

Register an application form
Register an application form

Then click the "Register" button.

Your application should now be created. Locate the "Application (client) ID" and save this for later.

Created application
Created application

Next, click on the "Add a certificate or secret" link.

In the "Certificates & Secrets" screen, click the "New client secret" button. Provide a description and choose an expiration date.

Adding a new secret
Adding a new secret

After you click "Add", the new Secret will appear in the list. Copy the Value of the secret and save this for the next step.

Secret value
Secret value

Now that you have the Client ID and Client Secret, you are ready to configure ActivityInfo.

Adding the provider in ActivityInfo

Navigate to the Server Settings interface and then to the "Single Sign On" section.

From the "Add Provider" menu, choose "Add Azure Active Directory"

ActivityInfo configuration
ActivityInfo configuration

Paste the Client ID and Secret from the previous steps into the editor.

In the "Domains" field, enter the email domains that will be authenticated using Azure Active Directory. If there is more than one, separate them with commas.

For example, if you enter "outlook.com" and "example.gov", then users with the email addresses "alice@outlook.com" and "bob@example.gov" will be directed to log in via Azure Active Directory. Someone with a different email domain, such as "user@bedatadriven.com" will be asked to choose a password so they can log in without SSO.

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