# Introduction to SAML with Microsoft Entra ID

For an overall understanding of the SAML authentication feature, read the [Overview of SAML support](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/overview.md) page.

To set up SAML with Microsoft Entra ID:

1. If you want to use Just-in-Time provisioning with the group synchronization feature, verify the user groups in SonarQube Server so that the automatic group synchronization can take place properly. See *Group synchronization* in [Overview of authentication and provisioning](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/overview.md#justintime-provisioning).
2. Make sure your SonarQube URL is set in SonarQube Server. See [Server base URL](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/server-base-url.md).
3. Register SonarQube Server in Entra ID. See [Setup in Microsoft Entra ID](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ms-entra-id/setup-in-entra-id.md).
4. Configure SAML in SonarQube Server. See [Setup in SonarQube Server](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ms-entra-id/setup-in-sq.md).
5. If you want to use SCIM provisioning, set up SCIM provisioning. See [SCIM with Microsoft Entra ID](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/scim/scim-provisioning-with-azure-ad.md).
6. Optionally, set up security features. See [Setup of security features](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ms-entra-id/optional-security-features.md).

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* Group synchronization doesn’t work with Microsoft Entra ID’s nested groups.
* Microsoft Entra ID SAML tokens have a limit regarding the number of groups a user can belong to (see the description of groups in the [Claims in SAML Token](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity-platform/reference-saml-tokens#claims-in-saml-tokens) table). In such cases, you might need to reduce the number of groups the user is in.
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## Related online learning

* <i class="fa-desktop">:desktop:</i> [Integrating SonarQube Server with Entra ID](https://www.sonarsource.com/learn/course/sonarqube-server/97002096-a172-4421-819c-928586e933ae/integrating-sonarqube-server-with-entra-id)


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