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Configure AlexisHR for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

26 June 2026Updated+66 / −67 lines

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Learn how to configure single sign-on between Microsoft Entra ID and AlexisHR.

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Configure AlexisHR for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

In this article, you learn how to integrate AlexisHR with Microsoft Entra ID. When you integrate AlexisHR with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

  • Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to AlexisHR.
  • Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to AlexisHR with their Microsoft Entra accounts.

Scenario description

In this article, you configure and test SAML SSO between Microsoft Entra SSOID and AlexisHR in a test environment.

  • AlexisHR supports IDPIdP-initiated initiated SSO.
  • You first create a basic (mock) SAML configuration in Microsoft Entra ID to obtain the Login URL and certificate, then configure SSO in AlexisHR, and finally return to Microsoft Entra ID to update the Identifier and Reply URL with the real values from AlexisHR.

Add AlexisHR from the gallery

To configure the integration of AlexisHR into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add AlexisHR from the gallery to your list of managed SaaS apps.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
  2. Browse to Microsoft Entra ID > Enterprise appsapplications > New application.
  3. In the Add from the gallery section, type AlexisHR in the search box.
  4. Select AlexisHR from the results panel and then add the app. Wait a few seconds while the app is added to your tenant.

[![!INCLUDE sso-wizard.md]

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with AlexisHR, perform the following steps:

  1. Configure Microsoft Entra SSO -– to enable your users to use this feature.
    1. Create a Microsoft Entra test user - to test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with B.Simon.
    2. Assign the Microsoft Entra test userCreate and assign a Microsoft Entra test user -– to enable B.Simon to use Microsoft Entravalidate single sign-on.
  2. Configure AlexisHR SSO -– to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
      in AlexisHR.
    1. Create AlexisHR test userUpdate Microsoft Entra SSO with real values -– to have a counterpart of B.Simon in AlexisHR that's linked toreplace the Microsoft Entra representation of user.
    placeholder values with real ones.
  3. Test SSO -– to verify whether the configuration works.

Configure Microsoft Entra SSO (initial mock setup)

Follow these steps to enable Microsoft Entra SSO.SSO with temporary values.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.

  2. Browse to Microsoft Entra ID > Enterprise appsapplications > AlexisHR > Single sign-on.

  3. On the Select a single sign-on method page, select SAML.

  4. On the Set up single sign-on with SAML page, select the pencil icon for Basic SAML Configuration to edit the settings.

    Edit Basic SAML Configuration

  5. OnIn the Basic SAML Configuration section, performenter placeholder values for the following steps:first setup:

    a. In the

    • Identifier (Entity ID) text box, type a value using the following pattern:: urn:auth0:alexishr:<YOUR_CONNECTION_NAME>

      b. In the

    • Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL) text box, type a URL using the following pattern:: https://auth.alexishr.com/login/callback?connection=<YOUR_CONNECTION_NAME>

    Example:

    • Company: acme
    • Date: 20250901
    • Identifier: urn:auth0:alexishr:acme-20250901
    • Reply URL: https://auth.alexishr.com/login/callback?connection=acme-20250901

  1. AlexisHR application expects the SAML assertions in

    Create and assign a specific format, which requires you to add custom attribute mappings to your SAML token attributes configuration. The following screenshot shows the list of default attributes.

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  2. In addition to above, AlexisHR application expects few more attributes to be passed back in SAML response which are shown below. These attributes are also pre-populated but you can review them as per your requirements.

    NameSource Attribute
    emailuser.mail

  3. On the Set up single sign-on with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, find Certificate (Base64) and select Download to download the certificate and save it on your computer.

    The Certificate download link

  4. On the Set up AlexisHR section, copy the appropriate URL(s) based on your requirement.

    Copy configuration URLs

Microsoft Entra test user

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Configure AlexisHR SSO

  1. Log in to your AlexisHR company site as an administrator.Owner.

  2. Go to Settings > SAML Single sign-on and select New identity provider.

  3. In the New identity provider section, perform the following steps:

    Screenshot shows the Account Settings.

      section:

      • In the Identity provider SSO URL textbox,: paste the Login URL value which you copied previously.from Microsoft Entra ID.

      • In the Identity provider sign out URL textbox,: paste the Logout URL value which you copied previously.from Microsoft Entra ID.

      • OpenPublic x509 certificate: open the downloaded Certificate (Base64) into Notepadfile in a text editor and paste the entire PEM content into (including the Public x509 certificate textbox.-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- and -----END CERTIFICATE----- lines) without modifying any line breaks.

    1. Select Create identity provider.

    2. After creating the identity provider, AlexisHR provides:
      • Audience URI
      • Assertion Consumer Service URL
        These values will be used to update Microsoft Entra ID.

    Update Microsoft Entra SSO with real values

    1. Return to Microsoft Entra admin center > Enterprise applications > AlexisHR > Single sign-on.

    2. After creating identity provider, you receive the following information.

      Screenshot shows the SSO Settings.

      1. Copy Audience URI value, paste this value into the Identifier text box inEdit the Basic SAML Configuration section.

      2. CopyReplace the temporary placeholder values with:

        • Identifier (Entity ID): paste Audience URI from AlexisHR.
        • Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL): paste Assertion Consumer Service URL value, paste this value intofrom AlexisHR.
      3. Save the Reply URL text box in the Basic SAML Configuration section.changes.

    Create AlexisHR test user

    In this section, you create a user called Britta Simon in AlexisHR.

    1. Work with AlexisHR support team to add the usersa test user (for example, Britta Simon) in the AlexisHR platform. Users must be
    2. Ensure the user is created and activated before you usetesting single sign-on.

    Test SSO

    1. In this section, you test your the Microsoft Entra single sign-on configuration with following options.

      • Selectadmin center, go to the AlexisHR app and select Test this application, and you. You should be automatically signed in to the AlexisHR for which you set up the SSO.AlexisHR.

      • You can use Microsoft My Apps. When youAlternatively, open My Apps, select the AlexisHR tile in the My Apps, tile, and confirm that you should beare automatically signed in to the AlexisHR for which you set up the SSO.in. For more information, see Microsoft Entra My Apps.

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