SAML Single Sign-On into Joomla using Okta
Overview
miniOrange Joomla SAML SP SSO plugin helps you to integrate your Joomla site to Okta using SAML 2.0 protocol. The
miniOrange Joomla SAML SP Single Sign-on (SSO) plugin is simple to set up Okta SSO into Joomla and enable secure
login into Joomla. As a result, users can access multiple Joomla applications with one login after authenticating
with their Okta IDP credentials.
Our plugin is compatible with Joomla 3 as well as Joomla 4 with all the SAML 2.0 compliant Identity Providers. Here
we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SAML SSO login between the Joomla site and Okta by considering
Okta as IDP (Identity Provider) & Joomla as SP (Service Provider).
To setup Single Sign-On between Joomla and Okta, you can also follow this step by step Setup Video.
Configuration Steps
In this setup, Okta serves as the repository for storing users i.e. it will act as the IDP while Joomla is where users will log in using their credentials from Okta where Joomla SAML SP SSO Plugin will be installed.
Step 1: Install Joomla SAML SP Plugin
- Login into your Joomla site’s Administrator console.
- From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extensions.
- Now click on Or Browse for file button to locate and install the plugin file downloaded earlier.
- Installation of plugin is successful. Now click on Get Started!
- Go to the Service Provider Metadata tab and scroll down to copy the SP-EntityID and the ACS URL.
Step 2: Configure Okta as IDP (Identity Provider)
- Login to your Okta administrator.
- Then click on the Applications tab from the side-panel and then select Applications.
- You will get the following screen. Click on Create App Integration button.
- Select SAML 2.0 as Sign-On method and Click on Next button.
- In General Settings tab, enter App Name and click on Next button.
- In Configure SAML tab, enter the required details:
| Single Sign On URL | ACS (AssertionConsumerService) URL from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin |
| Audience URL (SP Entity ID) | SP Entity ID / Issuer from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin |
| Default Relay State | Relay State from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin |
| Name ID Format | Select E-Mail Address as a Name Id from dropdown list |
| Application Username | Okta username |
- Configure Attribute Statements and Group Attribute Statements(Optional),then click on Next button.
- Navigate to the application you created and click on the Assignments Tab. Then click on Assign button to Assign People and Assign Groups.
- Once you Assign the user, click on Done button.
- Navigate to Sign On tab and navigate to the the SAML Signing Certificate section.
- Click on Action dropdown for the Active certificate and then click on the View IdP Metadata option to get IdP Metadata which will be required for configuring your Service Provider.
- You have successfully configured Okta as SAML Identity Provider, ensuring secure Okta Login into Joomla Site.
Step 3: Configure Joomla as SP (Service Provider)
In Joomla SAML plugin, go to Service Provider Setup tab. There are three ways to configure the plugin:
A. By uploading IDP metadata:
- In Joomla SAML plugin, go to Service Provider Setup tab, then click on Upload IdP Metadata.
B. By Metadata URL:
- Enter Metadata URL (Copy from IDP app) and click on Fetch button.
C. Manual Configuration:
- Copy SAML Entity ID, SAML Single-Sign-On Endpoint URL and X.509 certificate from Federation Metadata document and paste it in Idp Entity ID or Issuer, Single Sign-on URL, X.509 Certificate fields respectively in the plugin.
| IdP Entity ID or Issuer | SAML Entity ID in the Federation Metadata document |
| Single Sign-On URL | SAML Single-Sign-On Endpoint URL in the Federation Metadata document |
| X.509 Certificate Value | X.509 Certificate in the Federation Metadata document |
Step 4: Attribute Mapping - Premium Feature
- Attributes are user details that are stored in your Identity Provider.
- Attribute Mapping helps you to get user attributes from your Identity Provider (IDP) and map them to Joomla user attributes like firstname, lastname, address, phone etc.
- While auto registering the users in your Joomla site these attributes will automatically get mapped to your Joomla user details.
- Go to Attribute Mapping tab and fill in all the fields.
| Username: | Name of the username attribute from IdP (Keep NameID by default) |
| Email: | Name of the email attribute from IdP (Keep NameID by default) |
| Name: | Name of the name attribute from IdP |
- You can check the Test Configuration Results under Service Provider Setup tab to get a better idea of which values to map here.
Note: You can see how Attribute Mapping works here.
Step 5: Group Mapping - Premium Feature
- Group/Role mapping helps you to assign specific roles to users of a certain group in your Identity Provider (IdP).
- While auto registering, the users are assigned roles based on the group they are mapped to.
- Group/Role mapping helps you to assign specific roles to users of a certain group in your Identity Provider (IdP).
- While auto registering, the users are assigned roles based on the group they are mapped to.
Note: You can see how Group/Role Mapping works here.
Step 6: Redirection & SSO Links
- Go to Login Settings tab. You can add login Url to Perform SAML SSO in your Joomla site by following the steps below.
- There are multiple features available in this tab like Auto redirect the user to Identity Provider and Enable Backend Login for Super Users. To use these features, click on the respective checkboxes.
- Click on the Upgrade tab to check out our complete list of features and various licensing plans. OR you can click here to check features and licensing plans.
- In case, you are facing some issue or have any question in mind, you can reach out to us by sending us your query through the Support button in the plugin or by sending us a mail at joomlasupport@xecurify.com.
