In this article, we will see how to add a Login Access via Office 365 user on the login page that allows the use of unique institutional credentials. To do this, we will integrate Azure Active Directory SSO into our Blackboard.

First, you need to have:

• Administrator user for Blackboard
• Administrator user for Azure Active Directory of Office 365.

Next, log in to the O365 AAD console with your administrator user and add the Blackboard application.

In Blackboard, go to Admin Panel > Integrations > Authentication and click Create provider > SAML and fill in the basic information:

• Give it a name to identify it
• Mark it as active
• Add the text that will appear to click on the login screen.

Click Save and configure

Now, configure the authentication provider settings

• Enter an entity ID... for example, "ultra"
• Mark SSO as active

To complete the IDENTITY PROVIDER CONFIGURATION section (Bb), go back to the application created in AAD, specifically to the 2. Single sign-on configuration with SAML section and copy the Application Federation Metadata URL.

After saving, enter again and generate the Service Provider Metadata by clicking the button for it. This XML will be used to configure the application in AAD simply by uploading it in the top menu.

After uploading this file, save the changes and it will be configured.

To make it easy and test it, you can disable the "required assignment" in the Properties section of the AAD application.

You can read more information on the topic at these links:

• Tutorial: Azure Active Directory single sign-on (SSO) integration with Blackboard Learn
• SAML Authentication Provider Type