I've searched these forums and the internet and cannot seem to find a definitive answer. I have the opportunity to test some SAML SSO integration with an Oracle cloud product, but I am being asked:
"Oracle will only work in this project for Service Provider initiated SSO to be tried out with Azure. Oracle will not work on any other type of SSO support. If you are not sure whether Azure AD supports "Service Provider initiated SAML flows" you may contact Azure support to find it out."
Can someone on here confirm either way if that is supported?
When I look at this link (from Sept 2014):
It specifically says:
“In addition to all these new apps we are also now providing support for service provider (SP) initiated authentication, which allows users to do things like visit an app's web site to sign in directly, or sign in using downloadable client apps. We support service-provider initiated authentication for all of the pre-integrated SAML-based apps that support it in our gallery. This includes the recently integrated apps, as well as existing integrations like Salesforce, Dropbox for Business, Google Apps, ServiceNow, and Box.”
This link, (as of June 2015) says it is now in preview! (Is there something special I need to do to turn on preview?):
"So today, I am happy to announce that we have turned on the preview if Self-Service SAML 2.0 configuration for Azure Active Directory. Now customers can configure Azure AD to work with any application that supports service provide initiated SAML 2.0 signin!"
Jamie