Salesforce Single Sign On (SSO) with WordPress as IDP | Login into Salesforce using WordPress

Salesforce SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress as SAML IdP. Login using WordPress Users (WP as SAML IDP) plugin gives you the ability to use your WordPress (WP) credentials to login into Salesforce (SP). Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SSO between Salesforce as SP (Service Provider) and WordPress as IdP (Identity Provider).

Note: Premium Version of WP SAML IDP Plugin is required to set up SSO with Salesforce.

Pre-requisites: Download And Installation

To integrate the WordPress site as an Identity Provider, you will need to install the miniOrange Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP ) plugin:

Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP )

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Guide to set up SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) in Salesforce with WordPress (WP)

1. Setup Salesforce as SP (Service Provider)

• Go to the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the IDP Metadata tab.
• Here, you can find 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.



• Open a new browser tab or window, Log in to your Salesforce account as Account Admin.
• Select either Salesforce Classic: Navigate to Setup > Security Controls > Single Sign-On Settings.



• Or Salesforce Lightening Experience: Click the gear icon, then navigate to Setup > Identity > Single Sign-On Settings.



• On the Single Sign-On Settings page, click on Edit.



• Check the SAML Enabled box to enable the use of SAML Single-Sign On, then click on Save.



• Click New to open SAML Single Sign-On Settings.



• Configure the following details as given below:

Name	Enter a name of your choice.
SAML Version	Make sure this is set to 2.0. This should be enabled by default.
Issuer	Copy and paste the IDP-Entity URL/Issuer from IDP Metadata tab.
Identity Provider Certificate	Download the Certificate from IDP Metadata Open it in notepad. Copy and paste the content here.
Identity Provider Login URL	Copy and paste the SAML Login URL from IDP Metadata tab.
Custom Logout URL	Copy and paste the SAML Logout URL from IDP Metadata tab.
API Name	Enter an API name of your choice.
Entity ID	If you have a custom domain setup, use https://[customDomain].my.salesforce.com. If you do not have a custom domain setup, use https://saml.salesforce.com.
JIT Provisioning	To enable Just In Time Provisioning, select "Assertion contains the Federation ID".

• Click on Save.



• Copy your Login URL value.

2. Configure WordPress (WP) as IdP (Identity Provider)

• Go to WordPress IDP Plugin on the Dashboard and select Service Providers tab.
• Enter the following information into the corresponding fields. Click on Save.



Service Provider Name	Salesforce
SP Entity ID or Issuer	https://saml.salesforce.com
ACS URL	Copy Login URL from previous step as ACS URL
NameID Format	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress
Assertion Signed	Check to sign the SAML Assertion.

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 .
• Click on + sign to add attributes.




User.Username	user_email
User.LastName	last_name
User.Email	user_email
User.ProfileId	Chatter Free User

• Click on Save.

Note: The above user, Chatter Free User is used as an example. The above mapping may depend on "user profile".

4. Testing SSO

• Navigate to the Service Providers tab. Click on Test.

You have successfully configured WordPress as SAML IdP (Identity Provider) for achieving WordPress SSO login into Salesforce.

Additional Resources

• What is Single Sign-On (SSO)?
• What is SAML?
• SINGLE SIGN ON (SSO) FOR SALESFORCE
• What is SALESFORCE?
• Setup Salesforce as SP with SAML Single Sign-On (SSO)
• Login into WordPress
• Additional SAML IDP guides
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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