This guide is aimed at helping admins set up Single Sign-On (SSO) for their Mentimeter workspace using Microsoft Entra ID (Formerly known as Azure Active Directory). Follow these detailed steps to ensure a smooth and secure setup process. For more information on setting up SSO, please refer to this article.
Before You Begin
Please ensure that the step of verifying email domains and adding a workspace name has been completed before proceeding with the SSO setup. This is a crucial prerequisite for a successful configuration, see more in this article.
Step 1: Create an Enterprise Application in Entra ID
1. Navigate to Entra ID
Go to entra.microsoft.com
Click “Go to Microsoft Entra ID”
2. Create a New Application
Click “Applications”
Select “Enterprise applications”
3. Add a New Application
Click “New application”
Enter a name (e.g. Mentimeter) for the application in the “Input name” field
Click “Create”
Step 2: Configure Single Sign-On
1. Select “Set up single sign on”
Click “Single sign-on”
Select “SAML”
2. Add Mentimeter’s SSO Details
Sign in to your Mentimeter workspace as an Admin or Owner.
Go to the Mentimeter SSO setup page: SSO Setup.
Here you’ll find the links to enter in the following fields in Entra under “Basic SAML Configuration:
Note: Sign on URL should be left empty
3. Save Configuration
Click “Save” and close the side pane.
Step 3: Set Up Attributes
1. Configure User Attributes
Within the Mentimeter application in your Identity Provider, go to the section “Attributes & Claims” and click to edit
Click on the row of “Unique User Identifier (Name ID) to edit that attribute
Under the section called “Choose name identifier format, click on the value
In the roll-down menu, change the format to “Persistent”.
Recommended step: Choose the source attribute for NameID to be something unique for each user. This will help out in the scenarios if you have a user who changes their email address as we will then be able to log the user into the right account.
Click “Save” and close down the pane.
Step 4: Add SSO Details in Mentimeter
1. Copy the Following Fields from Entra
”App Federation Metadata URL” (This is your Metadata URL)
2. Paste Them into the Mentimeter SSO Setup Page
Go to the Mentimeter SSO setup page: SSO Setup
Paste the Metadata URL into the corresponding field
Click “Add SSO configuration”
Step 5: Finalize and Test
1. Add a User to the Mentimeter Application
Add a user or group of users to the Mentimeter application within Entra. It is recommended to add a user to test the SSO configuration first.
2. Test SSO Configuration
To log in with SSO, go to Mentimeter SAML Login
Enter your Workspace name and sign in with the user’s credentials. (if you don’t know what it is, please ask your sales representative)
Once these steps are complete, you should be ready to sign in to Mentimeter with SSO using the account added to the application. You can now try to assign the correct users/groups to the application of those who should be able to sign in with SSO.
If you’re experiencing issues with the configuration, please contact your sales representative for assistance.