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This article contains Azure-specific help for configuring Login with SSO via SAML 2.0. For help configuring Login with SSO for another IdP, refer to SAML 2.0 Configuration.

Configuration involves working simultaneously with the Bitwarden Business Portal and the Azure Portal. As you proceed, we recommend having both readily available and completing steps in the order they're documented.

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Open the Business Portal

If you're coming straight from SAML 2.0 Configuration, you should already have an Organization ID created and the SSO Configuration screen open. If you don't, open your Business Portal and navigate to the SSO Configuration screen:

{% image sso/sso-saml1.png SAML 2.0 Configuration %}

You don't need to edit anything on this screen yet, but keep it open for easy reference.

Create an Enterprise Application

In the Azure Portal, navigate to Azure Active Directory and select Enterprise applications from the navigation menu:

{% image sso/cheatsheets/saml-azure/az-create.png Enterprise applications %}

Select the {% icon fa-plus %} New application button:

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On the Browse Azure AD Gallery screen, select the {% icon fa-plus %} Create your own application button:

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On the Create your own application screen, give the application a unique, Bitwarden-specific name and select the Create button.

Enable Single Sign-on

From the Application Overview screen, select Single sign-on from the navigation:

{% image sso/cheatsheets/saml-azure/az-sso.png Configure Single sign-on %}

On the Single sign-on screen, select SAML.

SAML Setup

Basic SAML Configuration

Select the Edit button and configure the following fields:

Field	Description
Identifier (Entity ID)	Set this field to the pre-generated SP Entity ID retrieved from the Bitwarden SSO Configuration screen. For Cloud-hosted customers, this is always https://sso.bitwarden.com/saml2. For self-hosted instances, this is determined by your configured server URL, for example https://your.domain.com/sso/saml2.
Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL)	Set this field to the pre-generated Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) URL retreived from the Bitwarden SSO configuration screen. For Cloud-hosted customers, this is always https://sso.bitwarden.com/saml2/your-org-id/Acs. For self-hosted instances, this is determined by your configured server URL, for example https://your.domain/sso/your-org-id/Acs.
Sign on URL	Set this field to the login URL from which users will access Bitwarden. For Cloud-hosted customers, this is always https://vault.bitwarden.com/#/sso. For self-hosted instances, this is determined by you configured server URL, for example https://your-domain.com/#/sso.

User Attributes & Claims

The default claims constructed by Azure will work with Login with SSO, however you can optionally use this section to configure the NameID format used by Azure in SAML responses.

Select the Edit button and select the Unique User Identifier (Name ID) entry to edit the NameID claim:

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Options include Default, Email Address, Persistent, Unspecified, and Windows qualified domain name. For more information, refer to Microsoft Azure documentation{:target="_blank"}.

SAML Signing Certificate

Download the Base64 Certificate for use during a later step.

Set up your Application

Copy or take note of the Login URL and Azure AD Identifier in this section for use during a later step.

Users and Groups

Select Users and groups from the navigation:

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Select the Add user/group button to assign access to the Login with SSO application on a user or group-level.

Back to the Business Portal

At this point, you've configured everything you need within the context of the Azure Portal. Jump back over to the Bitwarden Business Portal to complete configuration.

The Business Portal separates configuration into two sections:

• SAML Service Provider Configuration will determine the format of SAML requests.
• SAML Identity Provider Configuration will determine the format to expect for SAML responses.

Service Provider Configuration

Configure the following fields:

Field	Description
Name ID Format	By default, Azure will use Email Address. If you changed this setting, select the corresponding value. Otherwise, set this field to Unspecified or Email Address.
Outbound Signing Algorithm	The algorithm Bitwarden will use to sign SAML requests.
Signing Behavior	Whether/when SAML requests will be signed.
Minimum Incoming Signing Algorithm	By default, Azure will sign with RSA SHA-256. Select rsa-sha256 from the dropdown.
Want Assertions Signed	Whether Bitwarden expects SAML assertions to be signed.
Validate Certificates	Check this box when using trusted and valid certificates from your IdP through a trusted CA. Self-signed certificates may fail unless proper trust chains are configured with the Bitwarden Login with SSO docker image.

When you're done with the Service Provider Configuration section, Save your work.

Identity Provider Configuration

Identity Provider Configuration will often require you to refer back to the Azure Portal to retrieve application values:

Field	Description
Entity ID	Enter your Azure AD Identifier, retrieved from the Azure Portal.
Binding Type	Set to HTTP POST or Redirect.
Single Sign On Service URL	Enter your Login URL, retrieved from the Azure Portal.
Single Log Out Service URL	Login with SSO currently does not support SLO. This option is planned for future development, however you may preconfigure it with your Logout URL if you wish.
Artifact Resolution Service URL	Azure currently does not support Artifact binding, so leave this field blank.
X509 Public Certificate	Paste the downloaded certificate, removing -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- and -----END CERTIFICATE-----. Extra spaces, carriage returns, and other extraneous characters will cause certificate validation to fail.
Outbound Signing Algorithm	By default, Azure will sign with RSA SHA-256. Select rsa-sha256 from the dropdown.
Allow Unsolicited Authentication Response	Login with SSO currently does not support unsolicited (IdP-initiated) SAML assertions. This option is planned for future development.
Disable Outbound Logout Requests	Login with SSO currently does not support SLO. This option is planned for future development.
Want Authentication Requests Signed	Whether Azure expects SAML requests to be signed.

When you're done with the Identity Provider Configuration section, Save your work.

Test the Configuration

Once your configuration is complete, test it by navigating to https://vault.bitwarden.com{:target="_blank"} and selecting the Enterprise Single Sign-On button:

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Enter the configured Organization Identifier and select Log In. If your implementation is successfully configured, you'll be redirected to the Microsoft login screen:

{% image sso/cheatsheets/saml-azure/az-login.png Azure login screen %}

After you authenticate with your Azure credentials, enter your Bitwarden Master Password to decrypt your Vault!

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