# Sync: Configure SAML based SSO

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**Created:** [December 19, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/sync-configure-saml-based-sso/1255 "2025-12-19T20:47:25Z")\
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**Configuring SAML-Based Single Sign-On (SSO) with Microsoft Entra ID for CData Sync**

With SAML-based Single Sign-On (SSO), users can seamlessly authenticate through their organization’s identity provider (IdP), enabling secure, centralized access and just-in-time user provisioning at the time of login.

This guide explains how to configure Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) as the SAML 2.0 identity provider for CData Sync, providing a unified, enterprise-grade authentication experience.

**Configuring&nbsp;Microsoft&nbsp;Entra&nbsp;ID&nbsp;SSO&nbsp;Authentication&nbsp;in&nbsp;CData&nbsp;Sync:**

**Step&nbsp;1:&nbsp;Create&nbsp;an&nbsp;Enterprise&nbsp;Application&nbsp;in Microsoft Entra ID**

1. Log&nbsp;in&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp; **Azure&nbsp;Portal:** &nbsp;[https://portal.azure.com](https://portal.azure.com/)

2. Navigate&nbsp;to:

**Microsoft&nbsp;Entra&nbsp;ID&nbsp;\>&nbsp;Enterprise&nbsp;applications&nbsp;\>&nbsp;New&nbsp;application**

1. In&nbsp;the&nbsp; **Create&nbsp;your&nbsp;own&nbsp;application** &nbsp;window:

- **Name** :&nbsp;_Sync SAML_&nbsp;(or a name of your choice)

- **Option:&nbsp;Integrate&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;application&nbsp;you&nbsp;don’t&nbsp;find&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;gallery&nbsp;(non-gallery)**

- Click&nbsp; **Create**

 ![f91f9bfe-9a6c-44af-a681-45307a196f62.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cdata/original/2X/b/bbfed7e388b9b852b0db57893085f72844f85737.png)

**Step&nbsp;2:&nbsp;Configure&nbsp;SAML&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sign-on&nbsp;Method**

1. Once the application is created, go to:

**Enterprise&nbsp;Applications** &nbsp;\>&nbsp;[Your&nbsp;Application]&nbsp;\>&nbsp;Overview

1. Click&nbsp; **Single&nbsp;sign-on** &nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;left&nbsp;menu.

2. Select&nbsp;the&nbsp; **SAML** &nbsp;method.

 ![eadccfcb-c01e-48cd-81f0-a005f015ba0c.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cdata/original/2X/f/ff4e7a469c65148bbc9dd589724b4453e89bebde.png)

**Step&nbsp;3:&nbsp;Retrieve SAML Configuration Details from CData Sync**

1. Log&nbsp;into&nbsp; **CData&nbsp;Sync** &nbsp;as&nbsp;an&nbsp;administrator.

2. Navigate&nbsp;to:&nbsp;Settings&nbsp;\>&nbsp;SSO&nbsp;\>&nbsp;Configure

3. Choose&nbsp; **SAML&nbsp;2.0** &nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;protocol.

4. Copy&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;values:

- **ACS&nbsp;URL&nbsp;(Assertion&nbsp;Consumer&nbsp;Service&nbsp;URL)**

- **Audience&nbsp;URI&nbsp;(Entity&nbsp;ID)**

 ![1e0767a4-51d7-457e-9083-1d47c6c26ef6.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cdata/original/1X/e63b7ee2e0883934381fc3994351fe2f3a9ab533.png)

**Step&nbsp;4:&nbsp;Configure&nbsp;Basic&nbsp;SAML&nbsp;Settings&nbsp;in&nbsp;Entra&nbsp;ID**

In the Azure portal under&nbsp;Basic SAML Configuration:

1. **Enter the values gathered from Cdata Sync:**

- **Identifier&nbsp;(Entity&nbsp;ID)**:&nbsp;Paste&nbsp;the&nbsp;Audience&nbsp;URI

- **Reply&nbsp;URL&nbsp;(ACS&nbsp;URL):**&nbsp;Paste&nbsp;the&nbsp;ACS&nbsp;URL

1. Click&nbsp; **Save** &nbsp;to apply your changes.

 ![a9151a1e-bd0d-412f-be06-d716b8c26f45.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cdata/original/1X/fdd418950b485835b054ca1866e2f9911dd73fdd.png)

**Step&nbsp;5:&nbsp;Import Microsoft Entra Metadata into CData Sync**

1. In&nbsp; **CData&nbsp;Sync** &nbsp;go to&nbsp; **Settings&nbsp;\>&nbsp;SSO**

2. Paste the&nbsp; **App Federation Metadata URL** &nbsp;from Azure into the&nbsp; **Discovery URL** &nbsp;field.

3. Click&nbsp; **Import** &nbsp;to automatically populate the SAML configuration fields.

4. **Click&nbsp;Save and Test.**

- You’ll&nbsp;be redirected to the Microsoft Entra ID login page.

- Sign in using your organizational credentials.

1. Upon success, a confirmation message will appear:&nbsp;  
**“Test SSO Successful.”**

**Step 6 (Optional): Add a Federation ID to a CData Sync User**

1. Copy the&nbsp; **Federation ID** &nbsp;from the SSO configuration page in CData Sync.

2. Navigate to&nbsp; **Settings → Users**.

3. Click&nbsp; **Edit** &nbsp;on the target user account.

 ![157d8590-02fb-4023-baca-e5bb3654607a.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cdata/original/2X/6/6bb4ec9f1da3a48b3a967cf796ca2fec3c6431ba.png)

4.&nbsp;Paste the Federation ID and click&nbsp; **Save**.

By integrating&nbsp; **CData Sync** &nbsp;with&nbsp; **Microsoft Entra ID** &nbsp;via&nbsp; **SAML 2.0 SSO** , organizations gain a secure, streamlined authentication model that simplifies user management and enhances compliance.