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Custom authentication with Microsoft Entra

Prerequisites

Roles required to perform this action :

  • Organization Owner

  • Organization Admin

Custom authentication with Microsoft Entra:


Custom authentication with Microsoft Entra enables SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) from Microsoft Entra to Zoho. With SSO, you and your employees can sign in to Microsoft Entra and access Zoho directly, without having to sign in to Zoho.

To set up custom authentication with Microsoft Entra:
  1. Sign in to Microsoft Entra Portal as an admin.
  2. Click Microsoft Entra ID.
  3. Click Enterprise applications in the left navigation menu.
  4. Click New Application, then click Create your own application.
  5. Type "Zoho Directory" under What's the name of your app?, choose Integrate any other application you don't find in the gallery, then click Create.
  6. Go back to Enterprise applications, then click Zoho Directory.
  7. Click Single sign-on under Manage in the left menu, then choose SAML.
  8. Edit Basic SAML Configuration, then do the following:
    1. Copy and enter the following details based on the Data Center (DC) your Zoho Directory account is present in:
    2. Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL): Enter the ACS URL found in Zoho Directory's Custom Authentication page
      ZOID and ACS URL.
  9. Under SAML Signing Certificate, download Certificate (Base64).
  10. Under Set up Zoho Directory, copy the Login URL and Logout URL.
  11. Use the details from Steps 9-10 to set up SAML in Zoho Directory.
    1. Enter Login URL under Sign-in URL.
    2. Enter Logout URL under Sign-out URL.
    3. Upload Certificate (Base64) under Verification Certificate.

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This guide gives circular references and bad documentation.
Zoho needs to update and also needs live techs for these.