In this section, we will build applications for our users and work through the different authentication mechanisms provided by Azure AD. All the configurations we do in this section will be done with global administrator rights and on the Azure portal, https://portal.azure.com. We will start with Salesforce configuration:
- Launch the Azure Active Directory blade and click Enterprise applications.
- Under All applications, click New application:
New application creation context
- Type Salesforce in the search field:
Salesforce enablement
- Under Single sing-on, change to SAML authentication:
Choosing SAML as the authentication method
- Go to the SAML Signing Certificate section and click Download on Certificate (RAW):
Downloading the signing certificate
- Now, log in to your Salesforce account and navigate to Identity | Single Sign-On...
