SAML Single Sign-On into Canvas using Joomla IDP Plugin | Canvas SSO

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Single Sign-On in Canvas using Joomla IdP. Login into Canvas using Joomla, by configuring Canvas as SP and Joomla as SAML IDP. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SSO between Canvas as Service Provider (SP) and Joomla as an Identity Provider (IDP).

Step 1 : Configure Canvas setting for Joomla IDP (Login with Joomla)

Login to your Canvas LMS domain as an Account Administrator.
Switch to Admin View.

Joomla SAML SSO Integration with Canvas LMS

Go to Courses and under Managed Accounts, click on your domain name.

Click on Authentication in the left pane and select SAML from the Choose an authentication service drop down list.

Under Current Integration, click on Add New SAML Config and enter the details as shown:

IdP Entity ID	Enter the IDP Entity value. You can find it under IDP METADATA tab in Joomla SAML IDP plugin.
Log On URL	Enter the IDP Entity value. You can find it under IDP METADATA tab in Joomla SAML IDP plugin.
Log Out URL	Enter the IDP Entity value. You can find it under IDP METADATA tab in Joomla SAML IDP plugin.
Certificate Fingerprint	Follow the steps below to copy the Thumbprint of certificate: 1. Open the certificate that was downloaded earlier. 2. Go to Details and in the field column select Thumbprint. 3. Copy the Thumbprint that opens in the pane by pressing CTRL+C (Right-Click won’t work!). 4. Paste the Thumbprint in the Certificate Fingerprint. Make sure that there are no spaces in between the Certificate Fingerprint. Remove them manually.
Login Attribute	NameID
Identifier Format	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress
Authentication Context	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport
Login Label	Username
Unknown User Url	Leave blank.

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Step 2: Configure Joomla as IDP

Download SAML 2.0 IdP for Joomla from Here.
Login to the administrator section of your Joomla website :–
[host]/[sitename]/administrator/index.php
From the navigation menu on top go to Extensions Manage Install.
Drag and drop your miniorange-joomla-saml-idp.zip file in the area indicated in the image below or browse and select the file to install the plugin.
After the installation go to Extensions Manage Manage.
Search for miniorange in the search box and enable the two extensions System and User that are disabled by default.
After enabling the extensions go to Components miniOrange Joomla IDP Account Setup.

Go to Service Provider tab and fill in the Service Provider Name, SP Entity ID or Issuer, ACS URL and NameID Format. You will get these details from the Service Provider that you are using. Fill in the other fields according to your requirements. Click on Save.

Enter the following values:

Service Provider Name	Choose appropriate name according to your choice .
SP Entity ID or Issuer	Service Provider Entity ID .
ACS URL	SP Assertion Consumer Service URL .
X.509 Certificate (optional) [For Signed Request]	Paste certificate value you copied from the Metadata file .
NameID Format	Select urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress.
Assertion Signed	Checked.

Click on NameID Attribute tab. Select the NameID Attribute and then click on Save Button.

Miniorange Joomla SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) supports multiple known SPs like Panopto, Lucid charts, Agylia LMS, Moodle, Inkling SP, Zendesk, Tableau, Owncloud, miniOrange WordPress SAML SP, Drupal SAML SP, Workplace by Facebook, Salesforce, Zoho, Klipfolio and many more.

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

Configure Joomla 4 as IDP

Step 2: Configure Joomla 4 beta as IDP

Download SAML 2.0 IdP for Joomla from Here.

Login to the administrator section of your Joomla 4 beta website :–

From the dashboard of Joomla 4 beta site. Click on System to install the plugin

Under System Install Extentions .

Drag and drop your miniorange-joomla-saml-idp.zip file in the area indicated in the image below or browse and select the file to install the plugin.

Now go to Components miniOrange Joomla IDP Service Provider

Under Service Provider tab and fill in the Service Provider Name, SP Entity ID or Issuer, ACS URL and NameID Format. You will get these details from the Service Provider that you are using. Fill in the other fields according to your requirements. Click on Save.

Service Provider Name	Choose appropriate name according to your choice .
SP Entity ID or Issuer	Service Provider Entity ID .
ACS URL	SP Assertion Consumer Service URL .
X.509 Certificate (optional) [For Signed Request]	Paste certificate value you copied from the Metadata file .
NameID Format	Select urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress.
Assertion Signed	Checked.

Click on NameID Attribute tab. Select the NameID Attribute and then click on Save Button.

Miniorange Joomla SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) supports multiple known SPs like Panopto, Lucid charts, Agylia LMS, Moodle, Inkling SP, Zendesk, Tableau, Owncloud, miniOrange Wordpress SAML SP, Drupal SAML SP, Workplace by Facebook, Salesforce, Zoho, Klipfolio and many more.

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

SAML Single Sign-On into Canvas using Joomla IDP Plugin | Canvas SSO

SAML Single Sign-On into Canvas using Joomla IDP Plugin | Canvas SSO

Canvas

Step 1 : Configure Canvas setting for Joomla IDP (Login with Joomla)

Configure Joomla 3 as IDP

Step 2: Configure Joomla as IDP

Configure Joomla 4 as IDP

Step 2: Configure Joomla 4 beta as IDP

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