SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) in Blackboard (SP) | Magento – Blackboard SSO Login

Overview

Login into Blackboard using Magento user credentials. This guide will help you integrate Magento as a SAML 2.0 Identity Provider (IdP) and Blackboard as a Service Provider (SP) using the miniOrange Magento SAML IDP (Identity Provider) Extension. Magento SAML IDP extension gives you the ability to use your Magento credentials to login into Blackboard (SP). Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SSO between Blackboard as SP (Service Provider) and Magento as IDP (Identity Provider).

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Installation Steps

Prerequisites

• To get the SP metadata details, log in to your Blackboard.
• Navigate to System Admin and click on Authentication to configure Blackboard Single Sign-On (SSO) with Magento.
• Select Create Provider and click on SAML then enter the following details.

Name	Magento
Authentication Provider	Set as Active
User Lookup Method	Username
Restrict by Hostname	Select use this provider for any host names
Link Text	Type the title for the link as you want it to appear on the Blackboard Learn login page

• Copy the Entity ID and ACS URL. You will require this while configuring the SSO in miniOrange Magento extension.

Steps to configure Blackboard SAML Single Sign-on (SSO) Login into Magento 2

Configuring Magento as SAML Identity Provider (IdP):

• In the miniOrange IDP (Identity Provider) extension, go to Applications tab.

• Search for Blackboard in the choose application searchbox and select the application.

• Enter the Application name under SP Name.

• Now, enter the SP Entity ID or Issuer and ACS URL copied earlier and save the details.

Configure Blackboard as Service Provider:

• Navigate to the Applications tab and click on Metadata settings for the Blackboard application

• 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. You can also download the IdP Metadata XML file which will be used for Blackboard Server configuration.

• You will now have 3 options to provide the IDP Metadata to Blackboard server by downloading the XML Metadata, Metadata URL or providing the detials manually.
• Option 1 - Download the XML Metadata.
• Download the XML Metadata by clicking it on Download XML Metadata button.

• Navigate to your Blackboard and upload the XML metadata file downloaded and click on the Fetch Metadata button.
• Option 2 - Provide the details manually to the Blackboard.
• Copy the metadata details according to the table below.

• Navigate to your Blackboard and paste the metadata details.

Attribute Mapping *(This is a Premium Feature)

• In the miniOrange Magento IDP extension, navigate to the Applications tab and click on Edit settings for the Blackboard application.

• Click on Add Attribute button.

• Add the attribute name you want to send to your service provider and select the attribute from the dropdown menu and click on Save Button to save changes.


You have successfully configured the SAML SSO between Blackboard as SAML SP and Magento as SAML IDP.




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