Test the VMware Workspace ONE Access Authentication

After configuring VMware Workspace ONE Access as the claims provider and AD FS as the service provider, you can test the SP-initiated authentication flow with an AD FS-federated application. A successful configuration allows you to use VMware Workspace ONE Access to authenticate access to an AD FS-federated application.

Use the following procedure to test the SP-initiated authentication flow with an AD FS-federated application. For more information about authentication flows, see IdP-initiated and SP-Initiated Authentication Flows.

Prerequisites

Perform the procedures described in the following topics:

• Creating a VMware Workspace ONE Access Claims Provider Trust in AD FS
• Configuring AD FS as a Service Provider for VMware Workspace ONE Access

Procedure

1. Open a private browsing session (a good practice when testing federated authentication) on your computer browser.
2. Navigate to the login portal for an AD FS-federated application (for example, https://login.microsoftonline.com for Office 365).
   
   
   
3. Enter the user name of a user residing in the AD FS-federated domain.
   Verify that the application portal redirects you to the AD FS Home Realm Discovery page, which presents VMware Workspace ONE Access as an authentication option.
   
   
   
   Note: The VMware Workspace ONE Access authentication option uses the Display Name that you specified during the Claims Provider configuration. For more information, see Add VMware Workspace ONE Access as a Claims Provider for AD FS.
4. Select the option to authenticate with VMware Workspace ONE Access.
   Verify that AD FS redirects you to the Workspace ONE login page.
   
   
   
5. Enter the credentials of a user entitled to this resource.
   Verify that VMware Workspace ONE Access successfully authenticates you into the application portal.
   
   
   

What to do next

Proceed to Integrating AD FS-federated Applications With Workspace ONE.