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ADFS as IdP For WordPress

ADFS Single Sign-On (SSO) login for WordPress [SAML] can be achieved by using our WordPress SAML SP Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin. Our plugin is compatible with all the SAML compliant Identity Providers. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SAML SSO login between WordPress site and ADFS by considering ADFS as IdP (Identity Provider) and WordPress as SP (Service Provider).

miniorange img Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

To configure ADFS as SAML IdP with WordPress, you will need to install the miniOrange WP SAML SP SSO plugin:


Step-by-step Video to Setup SSO between WordPress and ADFS

Steps to configure ADFS Single Sign-On (SSO) Login into WordPress


Step 1: Setup ADFS as IDP (Identity Provider)

Follow the steps below to configure ADFS as IdP

miniorange img Configure ADFS as IdP

  • In the miniOrange SAML SP SSO plugin, navigate to Service Provider Metadata tab. Here, you can find the SP metadata such as SP Entity ID and ACS (AssertionConsumerService) URL which are required to configure the Identity Provider.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login
  • On ADFS, search for ADFS Management application.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - Admin_Dashboard
  • In AD FS Management, select Relying Party Trust and click on Add Relying Party Trust.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - Add Relying Party Trust
  • Select Claims aware from the Relying Party Trust Wizard and click on Start button.
Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - Claims Aware

miniorange img Select Data Source

  • In Select Data Source, select the data source for adding a relying party trust.

Metadata URL

  • Navigate to Service Provider Metadata tab from the plugin and copy the Metadata URL.
  • Select Import data about the relying party published online or on the local network option and add the metadata URL in Federation metadata address.
  • Click on Next.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - support for the SAML 2.0 Wizard Metadata

Metadata XML file

  • Navigate to Service Provider Metadata tab from the plugin and click on the Download XML metadata button to download the plugin metadata file.
  • Select Import data about the relying party from a file option and upload the downloaded metadata file.
  • Click on Next.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - for Wizard_metadata file

Manual configuration

  • Navigate to Service Provider Metadata tab of the plugin to get the endpoints to configure Service Provider manually.
  • In Add Relying Party Trust Wizard select option Enter data about the relying party manually and click on Next.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - SAML 2.0 Wizard_Metadata manual

miniorange img Specify Display Name

  • Enter Display Name and Click Next.

    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - SAML 2.0 Wizard_Metadata manual

miniorange img Configure Certificate (Premium feature)

  • Download the certificate from Service Provider Metadata Tab.
  • Upload the certificate and click on Next.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - SAML 2.0 Wizard_Metadata manual

miniorange img Configure URL

  • Select Enable support for the SAML 2.0 WebSSO protocol option and enter ACS URLfrom the plugin's Service Provider Metadata Tab.
  • Click on Next.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - for the SAML 2.0 Wizard_Enable SAML

miniorange img Configure Identifiers

  • In the Relying party trust identifier, add the SP-EntityID / Issuer from the plugin's Service Provider Metadata tab.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - SAML 2.0 Wizard_URL

miniorange img Choose Access Control Policy

  • Select Permit everyone as an Access Control Policy and click on Next.
    •  Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - for SAML 2.0 Wizard Multi-Factor

miniorange img Ready to Add Trust

  • In Ready to Add Trust click on Next and then Close.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - SAML 2.0 Wizard Edit Claim

miniorange img Edit Claim Issuance Policy

  • In the list of Relying Party Trust, select the application you created and click on Edit Claim Issuance Policy.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - SAML 2.0 Wizard Edit Claim
  • In Issuance Transform Rule tab click on Add Rule button.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - for SAML 2.0 Wizard Claim Rule

miniorange img Choose Rule Type

  • Select Send LDAP Attributes as Claims and click on Next.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - for SAML 2.0 Configure_LDAP Attributes

miniorange img Configure Claim Rule

  • Add a Claim Rule Name and select the Attribute Store as required from the dropdown.
  • Under Mapping of LDAP Attributes to outgoing claim types, Select LDAP Attribute as E-Mail-Addresses and Outgoing Claim Type as Name ID.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - for the SAML 2.0 Add Transform Claim Rule
  • Once you have configured the attributes, click on Finish.
  • After configuring ADFS as IDP, you will need the Federation Metadata to configure your Service Provider.
  • To get the ADFS Federation Metadata, you can use this URL
    https://< ADFS_Server_Name >/federationmetadata/2007-06/federationmetadata.xml
  • You have successfully configured ADFS as SAML IdP (Identity Provider) for achieving ADFS Single Sign-On (SSO) Login

Windows SSO (optional)

Follow the steps below to configure Windows SSO.

miniorange img Steps to configure ADFS for Windows Authentication

  • Open elevated Command Prompt on the ADFS Server and execute the following command on it:

      • miniorange img setspn -a HTTP/##ADFS Server FQDN## ##Domain Service Account##

      miniorange img FQDN is Fully Qualified Domain Name (Example : adfs4.example.com)

      miniorange img Domain Service Account is the username of the account in AD.

      miniorange img Example : setspn -a HTTP/adfs.example.com username/domain

  • Open AD FS Management Console and go to Authentication Policies section, edit the Global Authentication Policies. Check Windows Authentication in Intranet zone.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - Management Application
  • Open Internet Explorer. Navigate to Security tab in Internet Options.
  • Add the FQDN of AD FS to the list of sites in Local Intranet and restart the browser.
  • Select Custom Level for the Security Zone. In the list of options, select Automatic Logon only in Intranet Zone.
    • Configure ADFS as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - ADFS SSO Login - for the SAML 2.0 Wizard_Enable SAML
  • Open the powershell and execute following two commands to enable windows authentication in Chrome browser.

      • miniorange img Set-AdfsProperties -WIASupportedUserAgents ((Get-ADFSProperties | Select -ExpandProperty WIASupportedUserAgents) + "Chrome")

      miniorange img Get-AdfsProperties | Select -ExpandProperty WIASupportedUserAgents

  • You have successfully configured ADFS for Windows Authentication.
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