Entra ID Application setup for External Authentication

Modified on Wed, 5 Feb at 4:12 PM

Overview

This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to configure an Azure application for External Authentication section on OfficePlace backend to authenticate users in your application via Azure AD.

Step-by-step instructions

Step 1: Register External Authentication app in Azure AD

1. Navigate to Azure portal ➔ Manage Microsoft Entra ID ➔ App registrations and click [New registration].

2. Enter the application Name and select ‘Accounts in this organizational directory only (… only – Single tenant) in Supported account types section.

3. Click [Register] button at the bottom of the screen. Your app will then be created in your Azure tenant.

Step 2: Retrieve details from app

Note: In this app, you need to retrieve the values of Tenant ID and App principal ID. Remember to copy them elsewhere for future usage.

After registering the app, the screen Overview will automatically appear, allowing you to retrieve the necessary details. You can also find Overview by accessing Azure portal ➔ Manage Azure Active Directory ➔ App registrations. Click [All applications] then search for and select your app ➔ select tab Overview.

In this screen, you can see a list of Essentials, in which you can get:

Tenant ID: retrieved from Directory (Tenant) ID section.
App principal ID: retrieved from Application (Client) ID section.

Step 3: Configure Authentication tokens in Azure AD

Next, click on [Authentication] section, as in the bellow figure, click [Add a platform], a right panel of Configure platforms will appear:

Select [Single-page application], and the following screen will appear:

You are required to complete Redirect URIs and Implicit grant and hybrid flows fields:

Redirect URIs: Copy the Reply Url provided in the External Authentication section on OfficePlace and paste it into this field.
- See below image illustrating where to find it
In the Implicit grant and hybrid flows field, check on [ID tokens].

Click [Configure] to finish.

Reply Url In OfficePlace

Properties

Applies to: OfficePlace and OfficePlace Connect

Reference: TFS #339238

Knowledge base ID: 0339

Last updated: Dec 09, 2024