Entra ID Configuration (SHA-256)

This article provides information on how to configure your Entra ID instance for use with Education Perfect’s Single Sign-On (SSO) system.

Please note that we now support logging in with Microsoft Entra ID directly, and it may not be necessary to set up an integration at all!

Please see our help doc here or contact us for more details.

Azure or Entra? New name for Azure Active Directory

Setup in Entra ID

Please note that you will require the Global Administrator role to be able to complete this set up

1. Visit the Azure portal

2. Click Microsoft Entra ID

   

   
   

3. Click Add then Enterprise application

   
   

4. Click Create your own application

   

5. Enter ‘Education Perfect SAML” as the app name.

   Make sure the last option mentioning (Non-gallery) is selected and ignore any suggested Applications shown

   
   

   

   
   

6. Click Create at the bottom

   

7. Click Set up single sign on

   

   
   

8. Click SAML

   

   
   

9. Click the Icon next to the App Federation MetaData Url to copy this to the clipboard and send this link, along with the details for a test account to support@educationperfect.com

   Please note that you will be unable to fill out boxes 1 and 2 at this time, and this is expected

   
   

   

   
   
10. With this information we will set things up on our side and should get back to you within a week with the information required for the next steps.

Secondary steps

Once you have received a reply from us, go back into the application where you were before and make the following changes:

1. Click Edit on the first box (Basic SAML Configuration)

   

   
   

   Click Add Identifier and Add reply URL