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Entra ID: ServiceNow Integration with Entra ID
Microsoft Security
Overview
This video explains how to integrate ServiceNow with Azure Active Directory (Entra ID) to enhance IT service management. It covers key integration features like single sign-on (SSO), automatic user provisioning, and enhanced security through conditional access policies and multi-factor authentication (MFA). The tutorial provides a step-by-step walkthrough of configuring SAML-based SSO, including setting up both Azure AD and ServiceNow instances, customizing user attributes, and testing the integration. It also briefly touches upon user provisioning and the importance of conditional access policies for securing access.
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Chapters
- Integrating ServiceNow with Azure AD streamlines IT service management.
- Key integration benefits include single sign-on (SSO) for easy user access.
- Automatic user provisioning/deprovisioning handles joiners, leavers, and movers efficiently.
- Conditional access policies and MFA enhance security for ServiceNow access.
- Users benefit from a unified access panel for all applications, simplifying their experience.
Understanding these integration capabilities allows organizations to improve user experience, enhance security, and automate IT processes related to user access and management.
Users can access ServiceNow seamlessly through a single click from the Azure AD access panel, without needing to remember separate credentials.
- Navigate to Enterprise Applications in the Azure portal to add ServiceNow.
- Select ServiceNow from the Azure AD Application Gallery for pre-tested integration.
- Configure SAML-based SSO, which is the recommended method.
- Both Azure AD and ServiceNow admin portals are needed for configuration.
- ServiceNow requires the 'Multi-Provider SSO' plugin to be enabled.
This chapter details the practical steps for setting up SSO, which is crucial for enabling seamless and secure user authentication between Azure AD and ServiceNow.
Adding ServiceNow from the Azure AD App Gallery and then configuring SAML settings by providing ServiceNow instance URLs (like the Reply URL and Sign-on URL) in Azure AD.
- Enable the Multi-Provider SSO plugin within ServiceNow's ITSM guided setup.
- Configure the ServiceNow instance URL, Reply URL, and Sign-on URL in Azure AD.
- Customize user attributes (claims) sent from Azure AD, ensuring the Name Identifier is correctly mapped (e.g., User Principal Name or email).
- Azure AD can automatically configure ServiceNow by invoking its APIs, simplifying the process.
- Verify ServiceNow's identity provider settings, including Name ID policy (set to 'unspecified') and Entity ID/Issuer value.
Properly configuring both systems ensures that authentication requests are correctly processed, allowing users to log in to ServiceNow using their Azure AD credentials.
Mapping the user's email address from Azure AD to the corresponding field in ServiceNow so that user identification is consistent across both platforms.
- Assign users and groups to the ServiceNow application in Azure AD.
- Test the SSO integration using an incognito/private browser window.
- Enable 'Auto Redirect IDP' in ServiceNow for seamless redirection to Azure AD for authentication.
- Verify user mapping by checking that the email address or User Principal Name in Azure AD matches the user's record in ServiceNow.
- Common issues can be resolved by checking the SSO script in ServiceNow and ensuring correct Name ID format and Entity ID.
Thorough testing and understanding common troubleshooting steps are essential to ensure the SSO integration functions correctly and reliably for all users.
After enabling auto-redirect, a user attempting to access ServiceNow is automatically sent to the Azure AD login page, then redirected back to ServiceNow upon successful authentication.
- User provisioning can be configured from the 'Provisioning' tab in Azure AD for ServiceNow.
- This allows for automatic creation, update, and deletion of user accounts in ServiceNow based on Azure AD.
- After SSO and provisioning, apply Conditional Access policies to ServiceNow for enhanced security.
- Conditional Access policies can enforce MFA or restrict access based on location, device, or user risk.
- Combining SSO, provisioning, and conditional access provides a comprehensive security and management solution.
These advanced features automate user lifecycle management and add layers of security, ensuring that only authorized users have appropriate access to ServiceNow.
Setting up a Conditional Access policy that requires Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for all administrators accessing the ServiceNow application.
Key takeaways
- Integrating ServiceNow with Azure AD offers significant benefits in user experience, security, and operational efficiency.
- SAML is the standard protocol for configuring single sign-on between Azure AD and ServiceNow.
- Automated user provisioning and deprovisioning streamline the management of user lifecycles.
- Conditional Access policies and MFA are critical for protecting sensitive data and applications like ServiceNow.
- Accurate mapping of user identifiers (like email or UPN) between Azure AD and ServiceNow is vital for successful integration.
- Leveraging the Azure AD App Gallery simplifies the initial setup of integrated applications.
- The ability for Azure AD to automatically configure ServiceNow via API calls drastically reduces manual configuration effort.
Key terms
Azure Active Directory (Entra ID)ServiceNowSingle Sign-On (SSO)SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language)User ProvisioningConditional Access PoliciesMulti-Factor Authentication (MFA)Enterprise ApplicationsAzure AD App GalleryName IdentifierUser Principal Name (UPN)
Test your understanding
- What are the primary benefits of integrating ServiceNow with Azure AD?
- How does SAML facilitate single sign-on between Azure AD and ServiceNow?
- Why is enabling the 'Multi-Provider SSO' plugin in ServiceNow a necessary step for integration?
- What is the significance of correctly mapping user attributes like the Name Identifier between Azure AD and ServiceNow?
- How can Conditional Access policies be used to enhance the security of ServiceNow access?