Manual Chapter : Creating an external IdP connector for standard authentication with Azure AD

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BIG-IP APM

  • 17.1.2, 17.1.1, 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.5, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 15.1.10, 15.1.9
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Creating an external IdP connector for standard authentication with Azure AD

Locate the metadata you exported from Azure AD for the non-gallery application you created for standard authentication. You will use this metadata to create the external IdP on the BIG-IP.
You create an external IdP to allow BIG-IP to work as a Service Provider with Azure AD as the Identity Provider.
  1. On the Main tab, click
    Access
    Federation
    SAML Service Provider
    External IdP Connectors
    .
  2. Click the arrow next to
    Create
    , then select
    From Metadata
    .
  3. Click
    Browse
    and select the metadata file you exported from Azure AD for the application with main authentication.
  4. Type a
    Name
    for the Identity Provider.
  5. Click
    OK
    .
Next, create the external IdP connector for multifactor authentication.