SAML Single Sign-On into Joomla using AuthAnvil

Overview

miniOrange Joomla SAML SP SSO plugin helps you to integrate your Joomla site to AuthAnvil using SAML 2.0 protocol. Our user-friendly plugin simplifies the process of setting up Single Sign-on (SSO) with AuthAnvil in Joomla, ensuring a secure login experience. This enables users to access various Joomla sites effortlessly using their AuthAnvil IDP credentials.

Our plugin is designed to be compatible with Joomla 3, 4 as well as 5 and works seamlessly with all SAML 2.0 compliant Identity Providers. For a detailed overview of the comprehensive features offered by the Joomla SAML SP plugin, please visit our page here. Below, we provide a step-by-step guide on configuring SAML SSO login between your Joomla site and AuthAnvil, with AuthAnvil serving as the Identity Provider (IDP) and Joomla as the Service Provider (SP).

Configuration Steps

In this setup, AuthAnvil serves as the repository for storing users i.e. it will act as the IDP while Joomla is where users will log in using their credentials from AuthAnvil where Joomla SAML SP SSO Plugin will be installed.

Step 2: Configure AuthAnvil as IDP (Identity Provider)

• Login to AuthAnvil and Go to SSO Management +(add icon) Create New Application Custom Application.

• Enter the Application Name.

• Go to Protocol Setup and Enter following info:

Protocol Setup	ACS URL copied from the plugin
Assertion Consumer Service URL	ACS URL copied from the plugin
Allow Multiple Audiences	Unchecked
Audience URI	SP Entity ID copied from the plugin
Service Entity ID	SP Entity ID copied from the plugin

• Enter Advanced Setting:

Include All Audience URIs	Checked
Sign Token Response	Unchecked
Sign Assertion	Name of the first name attribute from IDP
Signing Algorithm	SHA1

• Go to Attribute Transformation Tab and select Specify Custom Attribute Transformation. Add the NameID attribute and click on Add. Then add the name attribute as given in the image.

• Go to Permission tab and add Groups to which you want to give access to this application.

• Click on Add Application and then Save Changes.
• Open the app. Click on View Federation Metadata in Protocol Setup Tab and save the generated metadata xml file. This metadata file will be required to configure the plugin.