User Provisioning for Azure AD using Joomla | User Management using Joomla SCIM plugin

Joomla SCIM User Provisioning plugin gives you ability to automate user creation, updation and deletion process from existing Identity Provider to your Joomla site. The System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) is an open standard for securely synchronizing user information between multiple applications. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to enable SCIM user sync between Joomla site and Azure AD as Identity Provider.

Pre-requisites: Download And Installation

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Steps to Install Joomla SCIM User Provisioning Plugin

• Download the zip file for the miniOrange SCIM User Provisioning plugin for Joomla.
• Login into your Joomla site’s administrator console.
• From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extension.
• Upload the downloaded zip file to install the Joomla OAuth Client plugin.
• Installation of the plugin is successful. Now click on Start Using miniOrange SCIM User Provisioning button.

Steps to Integrate Azure AD User Management (User Provisioning) with Joomla

Configure SCIM into Azure AD for Provisioning

• Go to the SCIM Configuration tab of the plugin. Here, copy the SCIM Base URL and SCIM Bearer Token

• Log in to the Azure AD dashboard and select Microsoft Entra ID. Then, click on the Enterprise Application button from the sidebar.

• Now click on New Application and then click on Create your own application and give the application a suitable name. Make sure that non-gallery application is selected. Finally click on the Create button. If you already have an enterprise application and want to enable provisioning in it then jump to this step.

• Click on Provisioning from the side menu and click on Get started.

• Select Automatic in Provisioning Mode and enter the SCIM Base URL and SCIM Bearer Token under the Tenant URL and Secret Token fields.

• Assign users to your application. Click on Users and groups and then click on Add user/group. Assigned users will be created in your Joomla site if they are not already present.

• Once done with configuration, Go back to application and click on Start provisioning.

Congratulations, you have successfully configured the miniOrange Joomla SCIM User Provisioning plugin with Azure AD.

Additional Resources.

• What is SCIM User Provisioning?
• SCIM (User Provisioning) with Okta
• SCIM (User Provisioning) with OneLogin
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)