Joomla SAML Handbook

This tab gives you the feature to configure your Identity Provider. Here you have to provide your IdP’s metadata URLs. The Premium Plugin even gives you the options of SAML Logout URL, NameID Format and HTTP Binding type which are not there in free version plugin.

• This tab gives you the option to select your Identity Provider from the list where you can find the link of the guide to configure your Identity Provider with miniOrange. You can contact us if you don’t find your Identity Provider in the list.

Upload IDP Metadata

There are two ways to configure your Identity Provider with miniOrange:-

1. 1. Auto Upload Metadata

To upload your IDP metadata, you have to click on the Upload IDP Metadata‘ button which will again give you two options :-

You can upload your IdP Metadata with using any one of the below options.

1. 1. 1. Choose your IDP metadata .xml file containing the metadata from your device and Upload it.
      2. You can enter the metadata URL of your IdP and click on Fetch Metadata.

Here, you are provided with an option to update IdP settings which will ping the metadata URL at regular intervals if there are some changes. Both the above methods will automatically store the required settings to configure the IdP.

1. 2. Manual Configuration

You can manually provide your IdP credentials where you need to provide the required settings and click on the SAVE button
– IdP Entity ID or Issuer
– SAML Login URL
– Single Logout URL (If you want SLO)
– X.509 Certificate

• While configuring, it also provides the feature to add a Single Logout URL. But, this feature will only work if your IdP supports Single logout. Here also you can select the option of binding type to send your request.
• After you provide your IdP’s metadata URLs, you SAVE it and go to Test Configuration. There a new window will open which will display either of the following configuration status:-
  1. Configuration successful – with user attributes.
  2. Error message – if any configuration error is sent by IdP.

  

  • • It also gives an option of Export Plugin Configuration where you can download a .json file which contains the following things :
      1. Complete configuration of your plugin
      2. Version Dependencies

  You can take the backup of your plugin configuration on Single Click.