GoogleApps SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login into GoogleApps using WordPress

Overview

Google Apps WordPress SSO Login (SAML Single Sign-On) can be achieved by using our Login using WordPress Users (WP as SAML IDP) plugin. Our SSO solution will make Google Apps SAML 2.0 compliant Service Provider (SP) establishing trust between Google Apps and WordPress to securely authenticate and login users to the Google Apps account. Our WordPress Single Sign-On (SSO) solution helps to secure Google Apps behind the SSO login so that users are authenticated using their WordPress login credentials. Here we will go through a guide to configure Google Apps WordPress SAML Single Sign-On SSO login between WordPress site and Google Apps by considering WordPress as IDP (Identity Provider) and Google Apps as SP (Service Provider). Our SSO plugin provides Unlimited user authentications from WordPress. To know more about other features we provide in Login using WordPress Users (WP as SAML IDP) plugin, you can click here.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• To configure WordPress as SAML IDP and GoogleApps as SP with WordPress, you will need to install the miniOrange Login using WordPress Users (WP as SAML IDP).

Configuration Steps

Step 1: Setup GoogleApps as SP (Service Provider)

• Go to the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the IDP Metadata tab.
• Here, you can find here the Identity Provider Metadata URL /XML Metadata or endpoints like IDP Entity ID, SAML Login URL, SAML Logout URL (Premium Feature), Certificate for SP configuration.

• In a new browser Window, Log in to your GoogleApps account as an Administrator.
• From the listed options in the left pane, select Security >> Authentication.
• Under the Authentication section, select the option of Set Up Single Sign-On (SSO) with a third party IDP.

• Enable Setup SSO with third party identity provider checkbox.
• Copy and paste the SAML Login URL from the plugin in placefield of Sign-In Page URL.
• Copy and paste the SAML Logout URL from the plugin in placefield of Sign-Out Page URL.
• Upload the certificate downloaded from the plguin, by clicking on Replace Certificate link.
• Copy and paste the SAML Login URL from the plugin in placefield of Change Password URL.

• Click Save Changes to save your configuration.

You have successfully configured GoogleApps as Service Provider. Now we will configure WordPress as the IDP (Identity Provider) to set-up Google Apps WordPress SSO.

Step 2: Configure WordPress (WP) as IdP (Identity Provider)

• To get the SP Metadata, navigate back to the SSO with Third party IdP tab and click on the application that you have configured.

• Here, you will find the endpoints required for configuring the plugin.

• In the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the Service Provider tab and enter the values corresponding to the information from GoogleApps.
  

• Click on the Save button to save your configuration.

Step 3: Attribute Mapping (This is a premium feature)

• In the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the Attribute/Role Mapping tab.
• In the User Attributes section, enter the following information and click on Save .
• You can also add more attributes by clicking on + sign to add attributes.

Name	User Meta Data
username	user_login
displayname	display_name
email	user_email

Step 4: Testing SSO

• In the Incognito browser window, enter the Google Apps URL.
• The browser will redirect you to the WordPress login screen.
• Enter your WordPress credentials and click on Login button.
• If you are redirected back to your Google server start page and logged in successfully, then your configuration was correct.

In this Guide, you have successfully configured SAML Single Sign-On (WordPress SSO Login) using WordPress as IDP and Google Apps as SP using WordPress SAML IDP Single Sign-On (SSO).This solution ensures Google Apps login with WordPress using WordPress login credentials within minutes. You can login to Google Apps with WordPress IDP credentials through SAML SSO.

Related Articles

• What is Single Sign-On (SSO)?
• What is SAML?
• What is SAML Identity Provider (IDP)?
• How to configure Google Apps as IDP?
• Additional SAML IDP guides
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)