Absorb LMS SAML Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication method that enables Absorb LMS users to access multiple Joomla applications with one login and one set of credentials.

Our plugin is compatible with Joomla 4 as well as 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 Joomla site and Absorb LMS by considering Absorb LMS as IdP (Identity Provider & Joomla as SP (Service Provider).

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Steps to Integrate Absorb LMS Single Sign-On (SSO) with Joomla SAML SP

1. Configure Absorb LMS as IdP

• Login to the Absorb admin portal as a System Admin and navigate to Portal Settings. From Portal Settings, there is a button in the right-side menu labelled Manage SSO Settings. If you can't see this button, please contact your Absorb Client Success Manager to discuss enabling the feature.

• Click Add at the bottom of the page.
• Now in the Name field you can enter some descriptive connection name of your choice. This name is only visible to admins.

• In the Method field select SAML.
• In the Key field enter the Service provider certificate which you can get from the miniOrange Joomla SAML plugin under the Service Provider Setup tab.

• In the Id Property field select the Absorb user profile field that Absorb should send as the NameID in the SAML assertion. This should be a unique identifier for learners.
• The Assertion Consumer Service Url can be left blank as it should be provided to Absorb via the SAML Request. However if you are experiencing issues, you can hard code an ACS URL which you can get from the Service Provider Setup tab of the miniOrange Joomla SAML plugin.
• Set the Signature Type to SHA1.
• Include User Data: You can opt to send user data from the Absorb LMS to Joomla site in addition to the SAML Response by enabling this toggle.
  
  If OFF: No attributes will be included in the response.
  If ON: Absorb will append the following LMS attributes to the SAML Response in the AttributeStatement:
  • FirstName
  • LastName
  • Email
  • UserId
  • Username
  • UserExternalId
  • EmployeeNumber
  • JobTitle
  • DepartmentId
  • DepartmentName
  • ExternalDepartmentId
  • IsAdmin

• Include Custom Fields: You can select to include any custom user fields present in the Absorb LMS as part of the attributes returned in the SAML Response.
  Note: This field is only visible if Include User Data is on.

2. Configure Joomla as Service Provider

In Joomla SAML plugin, go to Service Provider Setup Tab. There are three ways to configure the plugin:

 By Metadata URL :

• Click on Upload IDP Metadata.

• Enter Metadata URL (Copy from IDP app) and click on Fetch Metadata.


 By Uploading Metadata File:

• Click on choose metadata file and click on Upload.


 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 Service 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 Service URL	SAML Single-Sign-On Endpoint URL in the Federation Metadata document
X.509 Certificate	x.509 Certificate in the Federation Metadata document




• Click on Test Configuration.

3. Attribute Mapping - Premium Feature (Included with Business Trial)

• 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 etc.
• While auto registering the users in your Joomla site these attributes will automatically get mapped to your Joomla user details.
• In Joomla SAML plugin, 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)
  Group/Role:	Name of the Role attribute from Identity Provider(IdP)


• You can check the Test Configuration Results under Service Provider Setup tab to get a better idea of which values to map here.
• You can refer the following video for Attribute Mapping.

4. Group Mapping - Premium Feature (Included with Business Trial)

• 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.
• You can refer the following video for Group Mapping.

5. Redirection & SSO Links

• Go to Login Settings tab. There are multiple features availabe in this tab like Auto redirect the user to Identity Provider and Enable Backed Login for Super Users. To use these features, click on the respective checkboxes.


You have successfully completed your miniOrange SAML 2.0 SP configurations. Still, if you are facing any difficulty please mail us on joomlasupport@xecurify.com .

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Additional Resources.

• What is Single Sign-On (SSO)
• How to configure SSO with Okta
• How to configure SSO with Google Apps
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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