Enabling Azure AD authentication in the classic M-Files Cloud

Important information

In the classic M-Files Cloud, follow these instructions to set all M-Files clients to use Azure AD authentication.
- Before you set up this feature, log out of all Azure AD accounts that are not used for logging in to M-Files.
In the new M-Files Cloud and on-premises environment, do not follow the instructions given here.
- In the new M-Files Cloud, Azure AD is automatically configured for vaults created in M-Files Cloud. If the vault has been migrated from the classic M-Files Cloud, manual configuration is usually not necessary. For more information, refer to Setting up federated authentication in M-Files Manage - User Guide. If the vault has been migrated from on-premises, see M-Files Cloud Requirements.
- In an on-premises environment, this configuration enables Azure AD authentication only for M-Files Desktop. Instead, refer to Configuring Vault Authentication with Azure AD in On-Premises Environments for an example configuration and to Configuring OpenID Connect and OAuth 2.0 for M-Files Authentication for more information.

To enable Azure AD authentication for an M-Files Cloud vault:

Open M-Files Admin and go to a vault.
1. Open M-Files Admin.
2. In the left-side tree view, expand an M-Files server connection.
3. Expand Document Vaults.
4. Expand a vault.
Right-click the vault and select Properties.
Open the Authentication tab.
Enable Use Azure AD for authentication.

Select one of these options:

Option	Description
Prompt each user for consent upon first vault access	Select this option to let vault users decide whether they want to give the applications access to their user credentials in Azure AD. With this option, Azure AD shows a prompt when the user logs in to the vault for the first time. In the prompt, the user can give the permissions to the applications.
Give consent on behalf of all users in the directory (requires Azure AD administrator rights)	Select this option to give the applications access to user credentials in Azure AD on behalf of all vault users. Only an Azure AD global administrator can give consent on behalf of other users. When you click OK or Apply, M-Files displays a login prompt. Write the credentials for the Azure AD account that is used for logging in to M-Files.

Option

Description

Prompt each user for consent upon first vault access

Select this option to let vault users decide whether they want to give the applications access to their user credentials in Azure AD. With this option, Azure AD shows a prompt when the user logs in to the vault for the first time. In the prompt, the user can give the permissions to the applications.

Give consent on behalf of all users in the directory (requires Azure AD administrator rights)

Select this option to give the applications access to user credentials in Azure AD on behalf of all vault users. Only an Azure AD global administrator can give consent on behalf of other users.

When you click OK or Apply, M-Files displays a login prompt. Write the credentials for the Azure AD account that is used for logging in to M-Files.

The user credentials must have access to the Azure AD domain that you want to use for the user synchronization.

Optional: In an on-premises environment, complete the configuration with the instructions in Configuring Mappings Between Incoming Connections and Vaults.
Configure the user synchronization in Azure AD.
Refer to Synchronizing Users from Azure Active Directory to M-Files with SCIM.