Microsoft Entra

An Ecosystem in Hovi Studio refers to a self sovereign identity network where various tenants (organizations or entities) can securely interact, issue, and verify digital credentials.

If you're signing in to Hovi Studio for the first time, you'll automatically be taken through an onboarding process, which involves creating your first ecosystem. This guide will walk you through the steps to create a new ecosystem via the Hovi dashboard.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure the following:

1. You have created an account on Hovi Studio.
2. You have administrator access to a Microsoft Entra ID tenant to grant the necessary provisioning permissions.

Steps to Create a New Ecosystem

For existing users who have completed the onboarding process, follow these steps to create additional ecosystems using the dropdown in the studio dashboard.

1. Sign in to Hovi Studio using your credentials.

2. In the Hovi Studio dashboard, locate the ecosystem dropdown at the top of the screen.

3. Click on the dropdown and select “Add Ecosystem”.

4. Fill in the following details:

   1. Create your first ecosystem by providing a "Name" and Select "Microsoft Entra ID" as the network for your ecosystem from the available options.
   2. And click "Continue".

5. Initiate the Entra ID Setup:

   1. You will be redirected to the Complete Ecosystem Setup page.
   2. Click the Complete Setup button to begin configuring your Azure resources.

6. Authenticate and Grant Permissions:

   1. A Microsoft login pop-up window will appear. Sign in using your Microsoft Entra administrator credentials.

   2. Review the first permissions request (for Azure Resource Manager access) and click Accept.

   3. Hovi will automatically run through a provisioning checklist on your screen (creating resource groups, registering client apps, provisioning Key Vault, etc.).

   4. A second Microsoft permission prompt will automatically appear requesting access to Verifiable Credentials. Click Accept.

   5. The pop-up window will display a success message and close automatically.

      

Once the onboarding is complete, you’ll be directed to the Hovi Studio dashboard.

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You can now create and manage credential and verification templates, create tenants, and retrieve or create a new API key to start using Hovi APIs to issue or verify credentials.