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title: Create an Azure account
description: The following steps outline how to create an Azure account for this integration. You will create the Azure account with the same credentials as those used with the Office 365 tenant to provide access to Azure Active Directory. This step is required for both provisioning and SSO.
component: office365
page_id: office365:office_365_provisioner:pf_office365_connector_create_an_azure_account
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/integrations/office365/office_365_provisioner/pf_office365_connector_create_an_azure_account.html
revdate: June 20, 2024
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Create an Azure account

## About this task

The following steps outline how to create an Azure account for this integration. You will create the Azure account with the same credentials as those used with the Office 365 tenant to provide access to Azure Active Directory. This step is required for both provisioning and SSO.

## Steps

1. Navigate to the [Microsoft Azure Portal](https://login.microsoftonline.com/organizations/oauth2/v2.0/authorize?redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fportal.azure.com%2Fsignin%2Findex%2F\&response_type=code%20id_token\&scope=https%3A%2F%2Fmanagement.core.windows.net%2F%2Fuser_impersonation%20openid%20email%20profile\&state=OpenIdConnect.AuthenticationProperties%3DUbvQD2JzApJzBBV52lFIB7hLEG6N2Yr6G-KrUFBfx3UT-xjhlnIStqsmQBTDzjA5FjU6XbcgxP8LBcM17ra05lwZt7XrIe5iu_I4utiEeKQ7ErzRT5cdxIwOvQ-5XeA8IDUSTi7QPv4gXG5GYVpmzYWcTsamCTPnTritI5FoE3D470JD4aZUguCnrIwCgAxb76-eaSNv30N5ikDI7n2FO24-yqt9cPgJVYKYeqfafFqzY0VPJpzDCL7GjjUQcS6lE9o9IA0jxjC7IHqSkBi6NbGZNlPY71beVRCaKMLeXaAwXCgzz1yaRrKy0afrm2GanSwnS7tj_umnK0L-wnYXOS0Fh4lKddze3SG0OCXtlyWknPRxxRwHBH4M-5atc3eYBb7fhATkfbwlSRNk7ry1dA\&response_mode=form_post\&nonce=637752782926851920.YmMyYmY2NTctZDUwZC00YTFkLTk4M2ItMDhmZTFiNjIwNTMzN2FlZmRmOGYtYTJmOC00YjJhLTk5MWMtMDgwMzc3YjQ0NTgw\&client_id=c44b4083-3bb0-49c1-b47d-974e53cbdf3c\&site_id=501430\&client-request-id=d42d7eb7-53d6-4a45-93b8-a5754b557972\&x-client-SKU=ID_NET472\&x-client-ver=6.11.0.0).

2. Create an account using the same credentials as the Office 365 account.