SAML SSO using WordPress as IDP and miniOrange as SP

Overview

SAML SSO using WordPress as Identity Provider and miniOrange as Service Provider can be achieved by using our Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP ) plugin. Here we will go through a guide to configure WordPress as Identity Provider and miniOrange as Service Provider.

You can visit our WordPress SAML IDP plugin to know more about the other features we provide.

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.

• Log into miniOrange dashboard as an admin.
• Go to the WordPress Dashboard → Plugins and click on Add New.
• Search for Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP ) plugin and click on Install Now.
• Once Installed click on Activate.

Configuration Steps

Step 1. Configure WordPress as Identity Provider

• In the miniOarnge’s xecurify dashboard navigate to Identity Providers >> Add Identity Provider.
• Click on the link to get the Service Provider endpoint details.

• Click on the Show Metadata Details button for the desired INITIATED SSO type.

• Go to the WordPress IDP plugin on the WordPress Admin Dashboard and click the Service Providers tab.
• Enter the following information into the corresponding fields.

Service Provider Name	miniOrange
SP Entity ID or Issuer	Copy and paste the Entity ID or Issuer from the miniOrange as SP
ACS URL	Copy and paste the ACS URL from miniOrange as SP
NameID Format	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress
Response Signed	Unchecked
Assertion Signed	Checked
Encryption Assertion	Unchecked

• Click on the Save button.

Step 2. Configure miniOrange as Service Provider

• Go to miniOrange Admin Console.
• From the left panel, click on the Identity Providers tab.
• Click on Add Identity Provider button.

• In the SAML tab, click on the Import IDP Metadata button.

• Download the metadata from the IDP Metadata tab of the plugin.

• Choose an appropriate IDP name and select IDP Metadata as File. Then browse for the file you downloaded in the previous step.
• Click on the Import button.

• As shown in the below screen the IDP Entity ID, SAML SSO Login URL, Single Logout URL and x.509 Certificate will be filled from the Metadata file we just imported.

Domain Mapping	Can be used to redirect specific domain user to specific IDP
Show IdP to Users	Enable this if you want to show this IDP to all users during Login
Send Configured Attributes	Enabling this would allow you to add attributes to be sent from IDP

• Click on Save button.

• Verify the connection between WordPress IDP and miniOrange SP by clicking on Test Connection button.

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