--- title: Setup Cloud Director SAML Using Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) description: This article explains how to configure a Cloud Director tenant to use Microsoft Entra for authentication using SAML. --- [Skip to content](https://kb.vsystems.com/setup-saml-with-microsoft-entra#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![VSystems\_Decked\_Grey\_4col-1.png\]](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VSystems_Decked_Grey_4col-1.png?height=40&name=VSystems_Decked_Grey_4col-1.png) - [Home](https://www.vsystems.com/) - [About Us](https://www.vsystems.com/about/) - [Contact Us](https://www.vsystems.com/contact/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://www.vsystems.com/) - [About Us](https://www.vsystems.com/about/) - [Contact Us](https://www.vsystems.com/contact/) - English Show submenu for translations - Contact us Contact us Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://kb.vsystems.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Virtual Private Server](https://kb.vsystems.com/virtual-private-server?hsLang=en) # Setup Cloud Director SAML Using Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) ## This article explains how to configure a Cloud Director tenant to use Microsoft Entra for authentication using SAML. 1. **Sign In** to your Cloud Director Tenant using your existing account. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-28-2024-10-49-38-6012-PM.png?width=500&height=341&name=image-png-May-28-2024-10-49-38-6012-PM.png) 2. Click on **Administration**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-28-2024-10-55-54-7678-PM.png?width=500&height=262&name=image-png-May-28-2024-10-55-54-7678-PM.png) 3. Expand **Identity Providers** \> click on **SAML**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-28-2024-10-57-22-3348-PM.png?width=500&height=215&name=image-png-May-28-2024-10-57-22-3348-PM.png) 4. Ensure the Certificate isn't expired (If it is expired, click **Regenerate Certificate**) \> Click **Configure.** ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-28-2024-10-59-19-1733-PM.png?width=500&height=419&name=image-png-May-28-2024-10-59-19-1733-PM.png) 5. Click **Retrieve Metadata**. A XML file should download. **![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-28-2024-11-03-16-1906-PM.png?width=500&height=287&name=image-png-May-28-2024-11-03-16-1906-PM.png)** 6. Log into Microsoft Entra at [https://entra.microsoft.com](https://entra.microsoft.com). 7. Expand **Identity** \> expand **Applications** \> click on **Enterprise applications**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-28-2024-11-07-01-9099-PM.png?width=500&height=346&name=image-png-May-28-2024-11-07-01-9099-PM.png) 8. In the top menu, click on **New Application**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-28-2024-11-09-42-3634-PM.png?width=500&height=144&name=image-png-May-28-2024-11-09-42-3634-PM.png) 9. Click on **Create your own application**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-12-21-47-6083-AM.png?width=500&height=159&name=image-png-May-29-2024-12-21-47-6083-AM.png) 10. Enter a name for the application and select **Integrate any other applicationyou don't find in the gallery (Non-gallery)**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-12-24-19-2722-AM.png?width=500&height=304&name=image-png-May-29-2024-12-24-19-2722-AM.png) 11. Click on **Create**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-12-26-15-1836-AM.png?width=107&height=49&name=image-png-May-29-2024-12-26-15-1836-AM.png) 12. Click on **Set up single sign on**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-12-29-58-3234-AM.png?width=500&height=273&name=image-png-May-29-2024-12-29-58-3234-AM.png) 13. Click on **SAML**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-12-32-21-5807-AM.png?width=500&height=233&name=image-png-May-29-2024-12-32-21-5807-AM.png) 14. Click on **Upload metadata file**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-12-37-34-3297-AM.png?width=500&height=108&name=image-png-May-29-2024-12-37-34-3297-AM.png) 15. Select the XML file downloaded from Step 5 \> Click **Add**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-12-39-48-1742-AM.png?width=688&height=156&name=image-png-May-29-2024-12-39-48-1742-AM.png) 16. Click on **Save.** **![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-12-41-19-1934-AM.png?width=313&height=90&name=image-png-May-29-2024-12-41-19-1934-AM.png)** 17. In the **SAML Certificates** section, click on **Download** next to **Federation Metadata XML**. It will download a XML file. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-04-11-25-0303-AM.png?width=500&height=178&name=image-png-May-29-2024-04-11-25-0303-AM.png) 18. Under **Manage**, click on **Users and groups** \> click on **Add user/group.** ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-03-02-27-1995-AM.png?width=500&height=288&name=image-png-May-29-2024-03-02-27-1995-AM.png) 19. Select the users/groups that should be able to authenticate with Cloud Director \> click **Assign**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-03-05-00-3812-AM.png?width=500&height=254&name=image-png-May-29-2024-03-05-00-3812-AM.png) 20. Go back to Cloud Director, click on **Configure** again. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-01-07-43-3787-AM.png?width=500&height=468&name=image-png-May-29-2024-01-07-43-3787-AM.png) 21. Go to the **Identity Provider** tab \> slide the **Use SAML Identity Provider** to on.  ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-01-09-19-0698-AM.png?width=500&height=292&name=image-png-May-29-2024-01-09-19-0698-AM.png) 22. Click on **SELECT METADATA XML** File. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-01-49-23-9523-AM.png?width=500&height=292&name=image-png-May-29-2024-01-49-23-9523-AM.png) 23. Upload the XML file downloaded from Step 17. Click on **Save**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-01-55-04-1969-AM.png?width=500&height=295&name=image-png-May-29-2024-01-55-04-1969-AM.png) 24. Expand **Access Control** \> click on **Users** \> click on **Import Users**. ![](https://kb.vsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-29-2024-01-56-49-6736-AM.png?width=500&height=217&name=image-png-May-29-2024-01-56-49-6736-AM.png) 25. 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