DNN SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) with Salesforce as IDP

Overview

DNN SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication provider gives the ability to enable SAML Single Sign-On for your DotNetNuke applications. Using Single Sign-On you can use only one password to access your DotNetNuke application and services. Our authentication provider is compatible with all the SAML-compliant identity providers. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure Single Sign-On (SSO) between DotNetNuke and Salesforce considering Salesforce as IdP.

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Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

Download the DNN SAML Single Sign On authentication provider with above link.
Upload the installation package dnn-saml-single-sign-on_xxx_Install by going in Settings > Extension > Install Extension.
Navigate to the Installed Extensions tab and select Authentication Systems. You will find the miniOrange DNN SAML Authentication Provider listed there.

miniOrange DNN SAML Authentication Provider

Click on the pencil icon (as shown in the image below) to begin configuring the DNN SAML Authentication Provider.

DNN SAML Authentication Provider - Pencil Icon

Navigate to the Site Settings tab to configure DNN SAML SSO.

DNN SAML Authentication Provider - Site Settings

To activate DNN SAML SSO, enter the license key received via email in the provided input field.
If you haven’t received the license key, click on the “here” link to download it, and then upload the license file using the Choose File button.
Click on the Activate License button to complete the activation.

DNN SAML Authentication Provider - License Key

Configuration Steps

Step by Step guide for DNN SAML SSO using Salesforce as Identity Provider.

1. Provide DNN SAML Metadata to Salesforce Identity Provider

After successful license activation, the plugin dashboard will open as shown below.

In the plugin dashboard, click on the Service Provider Metadata button from the top menu. This will open the Service Provider Metadata page.

DNN SAML SSO - Service Provider Metadata Button

Scroll down to the Share SAML Metadata section.

You can obtain the SAML SP metadata using either of the two methods described below to configure it on your Identity Provider end.

A] Using SAML metadata URL or metadata file

On this page, you can find the Metadata URL as well as the option to download the SAML metadata XML file.
Copy the Metadata URL or download the metadata file to configure the same on your Identity Provider end.
You may refer to the screenshot below:

DNN SAML SSO - Metadata url and download option

B] Uploading Metadata Manually

On this page, you can manually copy the service provider metadata such as SP Entity ID, ACS URL, SP Logout Url and share it with your Identity Provider for configuration.
You may refer to the screenshot below:

Steps to Configure Salesforce IdP

Log into your Salesforce account as admin.

Switch to Salesforce Lightning mode from profile menu and then go to the Setup page by clicking on setup button.

nopCommerce SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Salesforce as IDP - Create SP via connected apps

From the left pane, select Settings Tab and click on Identity Provider.

Click on Enable Identity Provider.

In the Service Provider section, click on the link to create the Service Provider using Connected Apps.

Create SP via connected apps - nopCommerce SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Salesforce as IDP -

Enter Connected App Name, API Name and Contact Email.

Connected App Name	Provide a name for Connected App
API Name	Provide a API name
Contact Email	Provide a Contact Email

nopCommerce SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Salesforce as IDP - Fill connected apps details

Under the Web App Settings, check the Enable SAML checkbox and enter the following values, which you will get from Step 2B.

Enable SAML	Checked
Entity ID	SP-EntityID / Issuer from Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin
ACS URL	ACS (AssertionConsumerService) URL from Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin
Subject Type	Username
Name ID Format	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:unspecified

Click on Save to save the configuration.

Now from the left pane, under Platform Tools section select Connected Apps.

Then select Manage Connected Apps and click on the app you just created.

In the Profiles section click Manage Profiles button.

Assign the Profiles you want to give access to log in through this app.

Under SAML Login Information, click on Download Metadata.

nopCommerce SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Salesforce as IDP - Download Identity Providers metadata

Keep this metadata handy for configuring the Service Provider.

2. Configure Salesforce Identity Provider Metadata in DNN SAML SSO

Click on the Add new IDP button to configure a new Identity Provider.

Under the Plugin Settings tab, select Salesforce as your identity provider from the list shown.

After selecting your IdP from the list, the Identity Provider Settings page will open. Here, you can either click on the Upload IdP Metadata button to configure the Identity Provider automatically using metadata, or manually enter the required Identity Provider details under the Identity Provider Settings.

There are two ways detailed below with which you can configure your SAML Identity Provider metadata in the plugin.

A] Upload metadata using the Upload IDP Metadata button:

Click Choose File to upload the metadata XML file using the Upload XML File option, then click Upload. Alternatively, provide the metadata URL in the Enter metadata URL section and click Fetch Metadata to retrieve the Identity Provider configuration automatically.
You may refer to the screenshot below:

DNN SAML SSO - metadata url or metadata file

B] Configure the identity provider metadata manually:

Alternatively, under the Identity Provider Settings tab, you can manually fill in the mandatory fields like IDP Name, IDP Entity ID and Single Sign-On URL and click Save Settings.

nopCommerce - Entity Id, SSO Url, SAML Certificate

3. Testing SAML SSO

After uploading the metadata details, navigate back to the Dashboard. Hover over the Select Actions dropdown next to the configured Identity Provider and click Test Configuration.

On successful configuration, you will get attributes name and attribute values in the test configuration window.

DNN SAML SSO - Successful Test Configuration

4. Adding SSO Link for Your DNN Portal

Hover over the Select Actions dropdown next to the configured Identity Provider and click Copy SSO Link.
Use this SSO link to initiate Single Sign-On (SSO) for users logging into your DNN portal.

User gets logged in to the DNN site by entering the credentials of Salesforce.

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DNN SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) with Salesforce as IDP

Overview