Microsoft Azure: Login with SAML/ Entra ID

This feature is only available on a Pro or Advanced plan and is not enabled by default. If you’d like to enable this feature, please reach out via the chat in the bottom right corner within Aikido.

If you switch to SAML Login instead of auto-onboarding via your Git provider, team import from GitHub, Bitbucket, or Azure DevOps will no longer work. You will need to manage your teams manually moving forward, either through the Aikido UI or Access Profiles.

Setting up SAML in your account

Step 1. Go to General Settings and click 'Enable SAML Authentication'

Workspace info screen with option to enable SAML authentication for GitHub account.

Step 2. Copy all details to your identity provider. See steps below.

SAML Authentication setup screen showing required URLs and Name ID format for configuration.

Continue in Azure

Step 1. Go to Microsoft Entra ID.

Step 2. Click the Add dropdown and select Enterprise application.

Adding a new enterprise application in Microsoft Azure Active Directory.

Step 3. Click Create your own application, choose a name for your app and select 'Non-gallery'.

Creating a custom non-gallery application named "Aikido-SSO" for integration purposes.

Step 4. Select Set up single sign on.

Aikido-SSO application setup: Assign users and configure single sign-on in Microsoft Entra.

Step 5. Click the SAML option.

Enable SAML single sign-on for secure application authentication in Aikido-SSO.

Step 6. On step 1, click Edit.

Basic SAML Configuration: Edit required Identifier and Reply URL fields.

Step 7. Fill in the Entity ID and ACS URL as shown in Aikido.

Configuration screen for SAML SSO with Entity ID and Reply URL fields specified.

Step 8. At step 2, click Edit.

User attributes and claims mapping with editable options highlighted.

Step 9. Click the Unique User Identifier (Name ID). Optional: clicking 'Add new claim' at the top of this page allows you to add custom attributes to SAML. More info here.

Highlighted SAML claim: Unique User Identifier (Name ID) for user identification.

Step 10. Make sure to set Source attribute to user.mail here.

Configuring a SAML claim for user email as the name identifier in Azure AD.

Step 11. At step 3 you can download the Certificate (Base64) & at step 4 you'll see the Login URL and Mircosoft Entra Identifier. These should be copy and pasted to Aikido.

Go back to Aikido

• Fill in the Entity ID / Issuer, Single Sign-On URL and X.509 Certificate as shown in Azure.

• Also fill out the Company Domain to make sure people can log in without the need of a Single Sign-On URL.

SAML Authentication setup form for configuring Single Sign-On (SSO) credentials.

Success! People having access to your Azure SAML app will now be able to auto-onboard to your Aikido workspace.

2 options for users to login using your SAML client

Option 1. Using SSO Link Directly

Copy the Login Link and share this internally with other users.

SAML Authentication settings with options to manage or copy the login link.

Option 2. Going to the Aikido login screen, selecting Login Via SSO and filling in the email address Important: the email needs to contain the company domain that has been set up.

One-click login and sign-up with Google, Microsoft, or SSO; no credit card needed.

Login screen offering Google, Microsoft, or email sign-in options.