IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager, Version 6.2.2.7

Testing the single sign-on to Microsoft Office 365

Test the single sign-on authentication to Microsoft Office 365 after you complete the federation and domain configuration steps to verify that it works correctly.

Before you begin

Ensure that you have added users in Microsoft Office 365 and Federated Identity Manager. For more information on how to add users in Microsoft Office 365, see Provisioning users to Microsoft Office 365. For more information about how to add single sign-on users in Federated Identity Manager, see the IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Configuration Guide.

Procedure

  1. Make sure that there are no existing browser sessions in Identity Provider and Microsoft Office 365.
  2. Go to https://portal.microsoftonline.com/.
  3. Enter your provisioned user ID under the federated domain in the User ID field. For example, john@example.com. The screen changes to indicate that you do not need to provide a password.
  4. Click Sign in at <domain name>. You are redirected to the login page of your Identity Provider.
  5. Log in with your credentials.

Results

You are redirected and logged in to Microsoft Office 365.
Parent topic: First Steps plug-in for Microsoft Office 365

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