Quick Connect for Cloud Services 3.7 - Administrator Guide

Working with Windows Azure Active Directory

To create a connection to Windows Azure Active Directory, you need to use One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine in conjunction with a special connector called Windows Azure AD Connector. This connector is included in the Quick Connect for Cloud Services package.

The Windows Azure AD Connector supports the following features:

In this section:

• Creating a Windows Azure Active Directory connection
• Modifying a Windows Azure Active Directory connection
• Windows Azure Active Directory data supported out of the box

For instructions on how to rename a connection, delete a connection, synchronize passwords in a connected data system, or modify synchronization scope for a connection, see the One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine Administrator Guide.

Creating a Windows Azure Active Directory connection

To create a connection, complete the following steps:

• Step 1: Configure an application in Windows Azure Active Directory
• Step 2: Create a connection to Windows Azure Active Directory

Step 1: Configure an application in Windows Azure Active Directory

One Identity Quick Connect for Cloud Services reads and writes data in Windows Azure Active Directory by using an application existing in your Windows Azure Active Directory environment. This step describes how to configure such an application.

To configure an application

1. Create an application in any domain of your Windows Azure Active Directory environment. The application must have sufficient permissions to read and write data in Windows Azure Active Directory.

   You can assign the required permissions to the application by running a Windows PowerShell script. Below is an example of such a script. To run the script, you need to install Windows Azure PowerShell on your computer.

   # Replace <ClientId> with the Client ID of the Active Roles Azure AD Connector Application (example format: 455ad643-332g-32h7-q004-8ba89ce65ae26)

   $Id = "<ClientID>"

   # Prompt for Windows Azure AD Global Admin credentials.

   # Save the supplied credentials to the $creds variable.

   $creds=get-credential

   Active

   # Connect to Azure AD using the credentials stored in $creds.

   connect-msolservice -credential $creds

   # Get the Principal ID of the Active Roles Azure AD Connector Application and save it to the $servicePrincipal variable

   $servicePrincipal = Get-MsolServicePrincipal -AppPrincipalId $Id

   # Get the required role ID from the Active Roles Azure AD Connector Application and save it to the $roleId variable

   $roleId = (Get-MsolRole -RoleName "Company Administrator").ObjectId

   # Assign the required permissions to the Active Roles Azure AD Connector Application

   Add-MsolRoleMember -RoleObjectId $roleId -RoleMemberObjectId $servicePrincipal.ObjectId -RoleMemberType servicePrincipal

 

2. Open the application properties and copy the following:
   • Client ID
   • Valid key of the application

   You need to supply the copied client ID and key when creating a new or modifying an existing connection to Windows Azure Active Directory in the Quick Connect Administration Console.

Step 2: Create a connection to Windows Azure Active Directory

To create a new connection

1. In the Quick Connect Administration Console, open the Connections tab.
2. Click Add connection, and then use the following options:
   • Connection name. Type a descriptive name for the connection.
   • Use the specified connector. Select Windows Azure AD Connector.
3. Click Next.
4. On the Specify connection settings page, use the following options:
   • Azure AD domain. Specify the name of any domain in the Windows Azure Active Directory environment you want to manage with Quick Connect.
   • Client ID. Enter the client ID you copied in Step 1: Configure an application in Windows Azure Active Directory.
   • Key. Enter the application key you copied in Step 1: Configure an application in Windows Azure Active Directory.
   • Test Connection. Click this button to verify the specified connection settings.f
5. Click Finish to create a connection to Windows Azure Active Directory.