Single sign-on is an authentication system that allows users to log in to several software programs within a network with the same credentials.
⚠️ Attention: BIMcollab supports Single sign-on with Azure Active Directory.
⚠️ Attention: This feature is not available on all plans. To check if it’s included in your subscription, review the [plan comparison list] or contact your admin. If the feature isn’t available, you may need to upgrade your plan.
To configure Single Sign-On for your space, you will need the following items:
Administrative rights in BIMcollab.
An Azure Active Directory subscription
All users who connect to the space from the BIMcollab Zoom or the BCF Managers need to have the latest versions installed (at least 5.3.29 for the BIMcollab Zoom and 5.6.49 for the BCF Managers).
❗ Warning: Older versions do not yet support this way of identification
💡 Tip: We recommend waiting to enable this feature until all connected applications used by your users are updated.
Configure Single Sign-On as an administrator
Follow these steps to enable SSO in your BIMcollab space.
Go to the Administration dashboard by clicking on the gear icon in the top right corner and select 'Administration'.
Access to the 'Settings' page.
Click on 'Add configuration' in the Single Sign-On section
Go to the Azure Portal, and add BIMcollab as an Enterprise application, as described in the Microsoft Help Center. Don't search the Microsoft Entra Gallery, but 'Create your own Application'.
Assign all users to the application who need access to the BIMcollab space.
Find the Manage section on the application integration page, and select 'Single sign-on'.
On the 'Select a single sign-on method' page, choose 'SAML'
Click the pencil icon for Basic SAML Configuration to edit the settings
In BIMcollab, copy the Identifier, Reply URL and Sign-on URL from the configuration window
Paste the values in the corresponding fields in the Azure Single Sign-On setup wizard.
In step 3 of the Azure setup wizard, download the Certificate (Base64), and save it on your computer
In step 4 of the Azure setup wizard, copy the Login URL
Paste the Login URL in the BIMcollab configuration window
Open the certificate you downloaded, and paste the text in the BIMcollab configuration window. In some browsers, it is also possible to drag the certificate directly into the configuration window.
Click 'Test' to validate if the login is working. A new tab will be opened in the browser in which you can log in using an Active Directory account
A successful login will take you back to the BIMcollab page, where you are notified that the test connection is successful
Click 'Enable' to enable Single Sign-On for all users in the BIMcollab space
💡 Tip: For more information on how to configure the integration in the Azure Portal, visit the Microsoft Help Center.
💡 Tip: In this guide, Azure AD SAML Toolkit is used as an example. Instead of filling in the Reply- and Sign-on URL mentioned in that article, use the values as described above.
📝 Note: Once the Single sign-on has been enabled, all users will have to log in to the space using their Active Directory account. Make sure all users which are part of your space, are also part of your Active Directory, and have the rights to login to BIMcollab. Users who are not part of your company can be added to your Azure account as guest users.
Log in to BIMcollab with Single Sign-On as a user
When Single Sign-On is enabled for the space you are part of, you will be asked to log in using your Active Directory credentials in these cases:
When logging in to the space from a web browser.
When connecting to a project in the space from BIMcollab Zoom.
When connecting to a project in the space from a BCF Manager.