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

Overview

Inkling 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 Inkling SAML 2.0 compliant Service Provider (SP) establishing trust between Inkling and WordPress to securely authenticate and login users to the Inkling account. Our WordPress Single Sign-On (SSO) solution helps to secure Inkling behind the SSO login so that users are authenticated using their WordPress login credentials. Here we will go through a guide to configure Inkling WordPress SAML Single Sign-On SSO login between WordPress site and Inkling by considering WordPress as IDP (Identity Provider) and Inkling 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 Inkling as SP with WordPress, you will need to install the miniOrange Login using WordPress Users (WP as SAML IDP).

Configuration Steps

Step 1: Setup Inkling 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.

• Keep all these details with you as these details are required to configure SSO with Inkling.
• In a new browser Window, Log in to your Inkling account as an Administrator.
• To perform SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) on Inkling, you need to send the Metadata details/Metadata XML file from WordPress plugin to Inkling Support Team.
• After that, Inking support team will provide the metadata which is required to configure WordPress as SAML Identity Provider.

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

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

• In the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the Service Provider tab and enter the values corresponding to the information received from the Inkling support team.
  

• 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 Inkling 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 Inkling 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 Inkling as SP using WordPress SAML IDP Single Sign-On (SSO).This solution ensures Inkling login with WordPress using WordPress login credentials within minutes. You can login to Inkling with WordPress IDP credentials through SAML SSO.

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• What is Single Sign-On (SSO)?
• What is SAML?
• What is SAML Identity Provider (IDP)?
• Additional setup guides for WordPress SAML IDPs
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)