Easy LMS Single Sign-On (SSO) / Login using WordPress as SAML IdP

Overview

Easy LMS is one of the world's fastest growing learning management systems. You can now Single Sign-On(SSO) / Login into Easy LMS using WordPress as Identity provider (IdP) with Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP ) plugin. Our plugin gives you the ability to use your WordPress (WP) credentials to Single Sign-On(SSO) / Login into Easy LMS. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SSO between Easy LMS as SP (Service Provider) and WordPress as an IdP (Identity Provider).

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:

Configuration Steps

Step 1. Setup Easy LMS as SP (Service Provider)

• Login to the WordPress site as Admin.
• Go to the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the IDP Metadata tab.
• 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 for SP configuration.

• Login to your Easy LMS domain as admin.

• In the left panel select Advanced Setup by clicking on the button.

• Select Single Sign-On from the left panel.

• Navigate to the SAML Settings tab and provide the endpoints required for IdP configuration by following the table below.

Single Sign-On Toggle	Toggle Enabled
Title	WordPress
SSO URL	Provide the SAML Login URL / Passive Login URL from IDP metadata tab of the WordPress IDP Plugin
Entity ID	Provide the IDP-Entity ID / Issuer value from IDP metadata tab of the WordPress IDP Plugin
Certificate	Provide the Certificate downloaded from the IDP metadata tab of the WordPress IDP Plugin

• Click on Save.
• You configured successfully configured Easy LMS with your WordPress IdP.

Step 2. Configure WordPress (WP) as IdP (Identity Provider)

• You would need SP Entity ID , ACS URL from Easy LMS.
• You can find this information after the Easy LMS Support Team sends you the proper configuration.

Instructions:

• Login to the WordPress site.
• Install and activate the Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP ) plugin on your WordPress site which is acting as Identity Provider.
• Go to the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the Service Providers tab.
• Enter the values corresponding to the information from Easy LMS. Refer to the table below.

Service Provider Name	Easy LMS
SP Entity ID or Issuer	Copy and paste the SP-EntityID from Easy LMS
ACS URL	Copy and paste the ACS URL from Easy LMS
NameID Format	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress
Assertion Signed	Checked

• Click on the Save button to save your configuration.

Step 3. Attribute Mapping (This is a premium feature)

• In the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the Attribute/Role Mapping tab.
• In the User Attributes section, enter the following information and click on Save.
• You can also add more attributes by clicking on + sign to add attributes.

Name	User Meta Data
FirstName	first_name
LastName	last_name

You have successfully configured SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) in Easy LMS using WordPress (WP) as SAML IdP. Now you can seamlessly login into Easy LMS using your WordPress (WP) Login credentials.

Related Articles

• What is Single Sign-On (SSO)?
• What is SAML?
• Login into WordPress
• Additional SAML IDP guides
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)