Choose an SSO configuration path

After installing the connector, use the table below as a reference to determine how to configure your Office 365 SSO deployment with PingFederate.

If you are upgrading from a previous version of the Office 365 Connector, see Upgrading an existing deployment.

If you want:

Then:

SSO only to Office 365

To implement this solution, follow instructions in Configure an SSO connection.

Note that some instructions include WS-Federation settings to ease transition to WS-Federation at a later time if desired.

SSO and SLO to Office 365

To implement this solution, follow instructions in Prepare Azure Active Directory and Install and configure PingFederate in the Azure AD and Office 365 Integration Guide. Skip the steps marked with “SAML SSO” in this document.

Although WS-Trust SLO is supported, SAML SLO is currently not supported due to a compatibility issue in the SAML implementation between PingFederate and Azure.

Active federation

For active federation, refer to the guidelines and instructions in Create a connection to Azure Active Directory in the Azure AD and Office 365 Integration Guide.