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Drupal Shibboleth SSO | SAML SSO Into Drupal Using Shibboleth 2


Drupal SAML Shibboleth 2 SSO ( Single Sign-on ) setup will allow your user to login to your Drupal site using their Shibboleth 2 Credentials. Drupal SAML module gives the ability to enable SAML Single Sign-on for Drupal. This module is compatible with all SAML Identity Providers ( IDP ). We provide Drupal SAML Single Sign on - Service Provider module which is compatible with Drupal 7, Drupal 8 and Drupal 9. Here we will go through a guide to configure SAML SSO between Drupal and Shibboleth 2 Idp. By the end of this guide, users from your Identity Provider should be able to login into the Drupal site.
If you have any queries or if you need any sort of assistance in configuring the module, you can contact us at drupalsupport@xecurify.com. If you want, we can also schedule an online meeting to help you configure the Drupal SAML Single Sign on - Service Provider SSO Login module.


Pre-requisite: Download and Installation 


  • Download the module:
    Composer require 'drupal/miniorange_saml'
  • Navigate to Extend menu on your Drupal admin console and search for miniOrange SAML Service Provider using the search box.
  • Enable the module by checking the checkbox and click on install button.
  • Configure the module at
    {BaseURL}/admin/config/people/miniorange_saml/idp_setup
  • Install the module:
    drush en drupal/miniorange_saml
  • Clear the cache:
     drush cr
  • Configure the module at
    {BaseURL}/admin/config/people/miniorange_saml/idp_setup
  • Navigate to Extend menu on your Drupal admin console and click on Install new module button.
  • Install the Drupal SAML SP 2.0 Single Sign On (SSO) - SAML Service Provider module either by downloading the zip or from the URL of the package (tar/zip).
  • Click on Enable newly added modules.
  • Enable this module by checking the checkbox and click on install button.
  • Configure the module at
    {BaseURL}/admin/config/people/miniorange_saml/idp_setup

Steps to configure Shibboleth 2 SAML Single Sign-On ( SSO ) Login into Drupal site

1. Setup Shibboleth 2 as Identity Provider

Follow the following steps to Configure Shibboleth 2 as IdP

miniorange img Configure Shibboleth 2 as IdP
  • In conf/relying-party.xml, configure Service Provider like this
  • <MetadataProviderxsi:type="InlineMetadataProvider" xmlns="urn:mace:shibboleth:2.0:metadata" i d="MyInlineMetadata">
      <EntitiesDescriptorxmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata">
        <md:EntityDescriptorxmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" e ntityID="<ENTITY_ID_FROM_PLUGIN>">
          <md:SPSSODescriptorAuthnRequestsSigned="false" WantAssert ionsSigned="true" protocolSupportEnumeration=
              "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protoco l">
            <urn:oasis:names:tc:SAM L:1.1:nameidformat:emailAddress</md:NameIDFormat>
            <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oas is:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:https-POST"
              Location="<ACS_URL_FROM_PLUGIN >" index="1"/>
          </md:SPSSODescriptor>
        </md:EntityDescriptor>
      </EntitiesDescriptor>
    </MetadataProvider>
  • Make sure your Shibboleth server is sending Email Address of the user in Name ID. In attribute -resolver.xml, get the email attribute as Name ID:
  • <resolver:AttributeDefinitionxsi:type="ad:Simple" id="email" sourceAttributeID="mail">
       <resolver:Dependency ref="ldapConnector" />
       <resolver:AttributeEncoderxsi:type="enc:SAML2StringNameID" nameFormat="urn: oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:
        nameid-format:emailAddress"/>
    </resolver:AttributeDefinition>
  • In attribute-filter.xml, release the email attribute:
  • <afp:AttributeFilterPolicy id="releaseTransientIdToAnyone">
    <afp:PolicyRequirementRulexsi:type="basic:ANY"/>
      <afp:AttributeRuleattributeID="email">
        <afp:PermitValueRulexsi:type="basic:ANY"/>
      </afp:AttributeRule>
    </afp:AttributeFilterPolicy>
  • Restart the Shibboleth Server.
  • You need to configure these endpoints in the Service Provider.
  • IDP Entity ID https://<your_domain>/idp/shibboleth
    Single Login URL https://<your_domain>/idp/profile/SAML2/ Redirect/SSO
    X.509 Certificate The public key certificate of your Shibboleth server

You have successfully configured Shibboleth 2 as SAML IdP (Identity Provider) for achieving Shibboleth 2 SSO login into your Drupal Site.

2. Setup Drupal as Service Provider

  • In the miniOrage SAML Service Provider module, go to Service Provider Setup tab of the module. There are two way to configure Drupal SAML Service Provider SSO module:
    • A. By Uploading IDP Metadata
    • Click on Upload IDP Metadata link.
    • Click on Upload Metadata File and click on Upload File to fetch your information.
    • You can either Upload Metadata URL and click on Fetch Metadata button.
    • Drupal SAML Service Provider - upload idp metadata
      B. Manual Configuartion
    • Provide the required settings (i.e. Identity Provider Name, Idp Entity ID or Issuer, SAML Login URL and X.509 Certificate ) find to your Identity Provider Shibboleth 2 and click on Save Configuration button to save your configuration.
    • Identity Provider Name Enter name of Identity Provider
      Idp Entity ID or Issuer Copy Idp Entity ID / Issuer from Shibboleth 2 Dashboard and paste it.
      SAML Login URL Copy Single Sign On URL from Shibboleth 2 Dashboard and paste it.
      X.509 Certificate Copy and Download Signing certificate from Shibboleth 2 Dashboard and paste it.
      Drupal SAML Service Provider - Manual configuartion

In this Guide, you have successfully configured Shibboleth 2 SAML Single Sign-On ( Shibboleth 2 Login ) choosing Shibboleth 2 as IdP and Drupal as SP using miniOrange SAML SP 2.0 Single Sign On (SSO) - SAML Service Provider Login module. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your Drupal site using CyberArk login credentials within secound.

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If you face any issues or if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at drupalsupport@xecurify.com. In case you want some additional features to be included in the module, please get in touch with us, and we can get that custom-made for you. Also, If you want, we can also schedule an online meeting to help you configure the Drupal SAML SP Single Sign On (SSO) module.

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