Create an App Service for the SCIM Microservice

Owned by Phillip Hanegan
Last updated: Jun 10, 2021
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Azure Licensing Manager uses the Azure AD SCIM Microservice to make API calls to your Azure tenant in response to your actions in EmpowerID. As part of the deployment process for the microservice, an app service needs to be created to host the microservice and configured for Azure AD authentication.

Create the app service

  1. In Azure, navigate to All Services > App services and select Add.

  2. Under Project Details, select a Subscription and Resource Group for the App Service. If desired, you can create a new Resource Group.

  3. Under Instance Details, do the following:

    • Name – Enter a name for the Web App.

    • Publish – Select Code.

    • Runtime Stack – Select .Net Core 3.1 (LTS).

    • Operating System – Select Windows.

    • Region – Select the appropriate region.

  4. Click Review + Create.

     

  5. Click Create.

  6. After deployment completes, click Go to resource.

  7. Change the platform for the app service to 64 Bit by doing the following:

    1. On the app service navbar, under Settings, click Configuration.

    2. On the Configuration blade, select the General settings tab.

    3. Under Platform settings, change the Platform to 64 Bit and click Save.

    4. Click Continue confirm you want to save the changes.

  8. On the Overview page, copy the URL. You will need this when you configure the app service for the EmpowerID SCIM Microservice.

Configure authentication

  1. Navigate to the Authentication (classic) blade for the app service.

  2. Turn on App Service Authentication.

  3. For Action to take when request is not authenticated, select Log in with Azure Active Directory.

  4. For Authentication Providers, select Azure Active Directory.

  5. Set the Management mode to Advanced and enter the following information:

    • Client ID – Enter the Client ID for the service principal you registered earlier for EmpowerID.

    • Issuer Url – Enter https://login.microsoftonline.com/<TenantID>, where <TenantID> is the TenantID of the application you registered in Azure AD for EmpowerID.

    • Client Secret – Enter the client secret for the application you registered in Azure AD for EmpowerID.

    • Allowed Token Audience – Enter the App Service URL.

  6. Click OK to close the Active Directory Authentication dialog.

     

  7. Back in the main Authentication / Authorization page, click Save.

Create a managed identity for the app service

  1. Navigate to the Identity blade for the app service.

  2. Turn on System assigned to create the managed identity.

     

  3. Save your changes.

Download the publish profile for the app service

  1. Navigate to the Overview page for the app service.

  2. Click Get publish profile and save the file to your machine. You use this file when publishing the EmpowerID Azure AD SCIM microservice to Azure.

     

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