SAS PCE for Office365 Application (SAML)
The Office365 application, which follows the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) protocol can be secured by integrating it with SafeNet Authentication Service Private Cloud Edition (SAS PCE).
This integration is achieved by using SafeNet Access Exchange (SAE) as an Identity Provider (IdP), which allows configuring the Office365 application (client) using SAML protocol. In this integration, SAS PCE
provides multi-factor authentication in the context of authentication requests received by the SafeNet Access Exchange IdP from the Office365 application. SafeNet Access Exchange also provides SSO
capabilities.
This documentation enables you to integrate Office365 with SAS PCE for authentication.
In the Office365 application integration with SAS PCE, additional return attributes can be passed when using the SafeNet Access Exchange (SAE) IdP. The same is applicable for all the SAML applications.
The integration comprises the following components:
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SafeNet Access Exchange (SAE): It is an on-premises IDP, which complements with secure authentication of SAS PCE.
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SAS PCE: Provides Multi-factor authentication (MFA) to a standard application.
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O365 application: An application, which follows the SAML authentication protocol.
Supported Use Cases
This Office 365 integration with SAS PCE supports the service provider (SP)-initiated flow.
Authentication Flow
The image below illustrates the authentication process, which ensures secure access to Office 365.
Integration - Office 365 with SAS PCE
Before you start integrating Office 365 with SAS PCE, you need to complete specific prerequisites.
Integrating Office 365 with SAS PCE is a three-step process:
