Azure AD

Azure AD Syncer enables automatic user synchronization from Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra ID) to Casdoor. The syncer uses the Microsoft Graph API to fetch user information and keeps your user directory up to date.

Prerequisites

Before configuring the Azure AD syncer, you need to set up an application registration in Azure Portal with the appropriate permissions.

Step 1: Register an Application

Navigate to Azure Portal and register a new application:

1. Go to Azure Active Directory → App registrations → New registration
2. Enter a name for your application
3. Select the appropriate account type (typically "Accounts in this organizational directory only")
4. Click Register

Step 2: Create a Client Secret

After registration, create a client secret:

1. In your application, go to Certificates & secrets
2. Click New client secret
3. Add a description and select an expiration period
4. Click Add and copy the secret value immediately (it won't be shown again)

Step 3: Grant API Permissions

Configure the required Microsoft Graph API permissions:

1. Go to API permissions → Add a permission
2. Select Microsoft Graph → Application permissions
3. Add the User.Read.All permission
4. Click Grant admin consent for your organization

Tipp

The User.Read.All permission allows the syncer to read all user profiles in your Azure AD tenant.

Configuration

To create an Azure AD syncer in Casdoor:

1. Navigate to the Syncers tab
2. Click Add to create a new syncer
3. Fill in the following required fields:

Field	Description
Organization	The Casdoor organization where users will be imported
Name	A unique identifier for this syncer
Type	Select "Azure AD"
Tenant ID	Your Azure AD tenant ID (found in Azure Portal → Azure Active Directory → Overview)
Client ID	The Application (client) ID from your app registration
Client Secret	The client secret value you created earlier

Other database-related fields (Database type, Port, Database, Table) are not used for Azure AD syncer and can be left empty.

Field Mappings

The syncer automatically maps Azure AD user attributes to Casdoor user fields:

Azure AD Field	Casdoor Field	Description
id	Id	User's unique identifier
userPrincipalName	Name	User principal name
displayName	DisplayName	User's display name
givenName	FirstName	First name
surname	LastName	Last name
mail	Email	Email address
mobilePhone	Phone	Mobile phone number
jobTitle	Title	Job title
officeLocation	Location	Office location
preferredLanguage	Language	Preferred language
accountEnabled	IsForbidden	Account status (inverted)

Info

The accountEnabled field is inverted when mapped to IsForbidden. When a user is disabled in Azure AD (accountEnabled: false), they will be marked as forbidden in Casdoor (IsForbidden: true).

Running the Syncer

After configuration:

1. Click Test Connection to verify your credentials and permissions
2. Enable the syncer by toggling Is enabled
3. Click Sync to trigger an immediate synchronization
4. The syncer will automatically fetch all users from your Azure AD tenant

The syncer handles pagination automatically, retrieving all users regardless of the total count.