Microsoft Entra ID is an identity and access management service from Microsoft. As part of the Blue10 – Enterprise subscription, the integration between Blue10 and Entra ID can be set up. In this blog you can read more about the integration with Entra ID.
What are the benefits of the integration with Microsoft Entra ID?
The following functionalities are available:
- Centralized access management to Blue10
Manage users in one central place. A change in authentication of user settings in one portal directly apply to all the systems that are linked to Entra ID
- Authentication Blue10 via Single Sign-On (SSO)
Allow users to perform a single log-in with their company account by using SSO. After logging in, the user automatically has access to multiple business applications.
- Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)
Log-in to your user account with the use of a second factor, for example by generating a code on your mobile device by the Microsoft Authenticator App.
- Conditional access from trusted IP address
Only allow to log-in to a user account from a pre-specified IP address or IP location.
How does it work?
To integrate Blue10 with Entra ID, a link is created between the Blue10 environment and the customer’s Entra ID tenant. After, it is verified whether all users in Blue10 are known in the Entra ID tenant. Logging in to Blue10 is performed via the linked Entra ID where the actual authentication takes place.
It is also possible to connect more than one Entra ID tenant with one Blue10 environment. A user in Blue10 must be known in one of the associated Entra ID tenants to successfully log in to Blue10. Please note that setting up the connection of the Entra ID tenant must always be performed by a user with administrative rights in the Entra ID tenant.
After the transition to logging in via Entra ID, it is no longer possible for users to log in with the regular Blue10 login details. In addition, other login methods, such as Exact Online, Google and Microsoft, are no longer valid.
On the login page of Blue10 you choose the option Or login via > Microsoft v2. Log in with the Microsoft account that is known in (one of) the Entra ID tenant(s) associated with Blue10.
Are you curious whether logging in via Entra ID has consequences for the users in Blue10? Read more in this blog.
Read more in this blog how to activate the integration with Entra ID.
