User Sync from Azure AD to Joomla and Joomla to Azure AD can be achieved by using our User Provisioning for Joomla with Azure plugin. This plugin uses Microsoft Graph API to fetch all the user's details from the Active Directory to the Joomla database to create and sync users to the Joomla database. The plugin also helps to create and delete users from the Joomla database to the Azure Active Directory.

1. Install the User Provisioning for Joomla with Azure plugin

• Download the zip file for the miniOrange User Provisioning for Joomla with Azure plugin from the link here .
• Login into your Joomla site’s administrator console.
• From Menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extension.

• Upload the downloaded zip file to install the User Provisioning for Joomla with Azure plugin.

• Installation of the plugin is successful. Now click on Start Using miniOrange Azure sync plugin.

• Click on the Configure the plugin button on the Welcome Screen tab

• In the Configure Azure AD tab, copy the Redirectional URI, this will be handy to set up the Azure Application


2. Setup Azure AD App registration

Follow the steps below to configure the Azure AD Application to sync users to Joomla:

• Log in to Azure AD Portal https://portal.azure.com/ as an Administrator.
• Under the Azure Services section, select Azure Active Directory.

• In the left tab, under the Manage section, select App registrations tab.

• Click on the New Registration option.

• Add the Display Name in the name field and choose the account type.
• In the Redirect URI field, provide the URL of your Joomla site and click on Register button.

• After the registration of an application, Azure AD assigns an unique application ID to your application.
• Naviagte to the Overview tab, in the left pane.
• Copy the Application ID and the Directory ID, this will be your Client ID and Tenant ID.

• From the left navigation pane, navigate to the Certificates & secrets tab.
• Click on New client secret. Enter the description and expiration time and click on the ADD option.

• Copy the value of Secret Key. This will be your Client Secret Key.


 Add API Permissions to your Azure AD Application:

• Go to API Permissions from the left navigation pane and click on Add a permission option.

• Select Microsoft Graph under the Microsoft APIs tab.

• Select Application Permissions under the Microsoft Graph.

• search for the User,and Click on User.

• Under User select User.Export.All,User.ManageIdentities.All,User.Read.All,User.ReadBasic.All,User.Readwrite.All, permission and click on the Add Permissions button.

• Click on Grant admin consent for Default Directory and click on Yes on grant admin consent confirmation.


You have successfully configured Azure AD app to achieve User Sync into your Joomla Site.

3. Configure User Provisioning for Joomla with Azure plugin

Application ID	Paste the Application ID Click Here from Azure AD App.
Client Secret	Paste the Client Secret Click Here from the Azure AD App.
Tenant ID	Paste the Directory ID Click Here from Azure AD App.
Tenant Name	Enter your Domain name as your Tenant name
Test UPN/ID	Enter UserPrincipleName / ID of any user of your Azure AD Application. This will be used for test configuration

• Click on Save button to save the configurations.


4. Test Connection

• Enter UserPrincipleName / ID of any user of your Azure AD Application and click on the Save button.
• Click on the Test Configuration to check if correct user attributes are getting for the entered UserPrincipleName value.

• On successful configuration you will be to able to view the attributes recieved from Azure AD.


5. Sync User to Joomla Database

• Navigate to the User Synchronization tab. Under this tab select the sub-tab as Azure -> Joomla.


  Sync an individual user

• Enter UserPrincipleName / ID of any user of your Azure AD application.
• Click on the Sync User button to sync your Azure AD user to your Joomla site Database.


 Sync all users

• Click on the Sync All Users button to sync 15 users from the Azure AD users to your Joomla site Database

• On clicking here, you’ll be able to see 15 users are created on your Joomla site as shown below.


6. Sync User from Joomla Database to Azure AD

• Navigate to the User Synchronization tab. Under this tab select the sub-tab as Azure <- Joomla..


 Create a user in Azure AD

• Select your Joomla user from the dropdown to create your Joomla user in the Azure AD.
• Click on the Create User button to create your Joomla user to your Azure AD.

• A user with the same username has been created in Azure.


 Delete a user in Azure

• To delete a user in Azure, enter the username of the user and click on the Delete User button to delete the user from Azure AD.

• The user has been deleted successfully.



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