Aem Login form to authenticate against microsoft entra id

[SC1]

I could achieve the saml login with microsoft entra id using IDP based login page.

My question is - If I want to design my own login page in AEM and do the authentication against microsoft entra id, what should be the steps?

Any working code examples will be really helpful.

[muskaanchandwani]

Hello @SC1 

For AEMaaCS :

• Keep the existing SAML integration on Publish

AEM Publish is Service Provider; Entra ID is IdP.

• Use AEM custom page only as the entry UX, not for password handling

Custom login page is just a branded AEM page.

Actual authentication still happens on Entra’s login page (for security).

• Create a custom AEM login page

- Example page: /content/your-site/en/login.html.

- Add your login component (HTL/HTML) to this page.

• Trigger SAML from your AEM login page using /system/sling/login

- Use resource = a SAML‑protected path (under the SAML handler’s path, e.g. /content/your-site/en/secure/start.html).

- Use saml_request_path = final page after successful login.

• Flow after clicking the button

- /system/sling/login => Sling picks SAML handler (because resource is protected).

- AEM generates SAML AuthnRequest → redirects to Entra.

- User logs in on Entra => SAMLResponse posted to /saml_login.

- AEM validates, creates/updates user, sets login-token cookie.

- AEM redirects to saml_request_path (your chosen “post-login” page).SAML 2.0 on AEM as a Cloud Service

• Ensure dispatcher / CDN rules allow the auth endpoints

References :
https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-learn/cloud-service/authentication/aut...

https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-learn/cloud-service/authentication/sam...

[SC1]

Hi @muskaanchandwani ,

I need the user to enter login credentials in the AEM login page instead of IDP login page.

Then with those credentials validate against my saml IDP.

Is there some guidance around it?

[kautuk_sahni]

@SC1 Just checking in! Were you able to get this resolved? If you found your own solution, sharing the details would be a big help to others who might face the same issue later on. And if one of the replies here helped, whether it fully solved the problem or simply pointed you in the right direction, marking it as accepted makes it much easier for future readers to find. Thanks again for helping close the loop and contributing to the community!