Connect AD FS SAML
Learn how to configure a connection to Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
Introduction
Each SSO Identity Provider requires specific information to create and configure a new Connection. Often, the information required to create a Connection will differ by Identity Provider.
To create an AD FS SAML Connection, you'll need three pieces of information: an SP Metadata file, a Token Signature (X.509 Certificate), and an IdP SSO URL.
1
Open the AD FS Management console.
Click “Relying Party Trusts” on the left sidebar.
Open the “AD FS Relying Party Trust Wizard” by clicking “Add Relying Party Trust...” on the right sidebar.
Select “Claims aware” and then “Start”.
Download the provided Metadata file from WorkOS.
Select “Import data about the relying party from a file,” then select the SP Metadata file you downloaded, then click “Next”.
Select “Permit everyone” and then “Next”.
2
Click the “Endpoints” tab and confirm that the “SAML Assertion Consumer Endpoints” matches the URL below and click “Next”.
Confirm this URL matches the SAML Assertion Consumer Endpointhttps://auth.workos.com/sso/saml/acs/:id
Select “Configure claims issuance policy for this application” and “Close”.
4
Click on Service > Certificates and select the “Token-signing” certificate and “View Certificate” in the right side bar.
Click the “Details” tab and then click “Copy to File” in the Certificate window.
Select “No, do not export the private key” then “Next”.
Select “Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER)” then “Next”.
Specify a file name and finish exporting the public certificate.
