Google Apps SAML Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication method that enables Google Apps users to access multiple Joomla applications with one login and one set of credentials.
Our plugin is compatible with Joomla 4 as well as with all the SAML 2.0 compliant Identity Providers.
Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SAML SSO login between Joomla site and Google Apps by considering Google Apps as IdP (Identity Provider) and Joomla as SP (Service Provider).
What is SSO ?
Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication method that enables users to access multiple applications with one-click login and one set of credentials. For example, after users log in to your org, they can automatically access all apps from the App Launcher. When you set up SSO, you configure one system to trust another to authenticate users , eliminating users' need to log in to each system separately. The system that authenticates users is called an Identity provider. The system that trusts the identity provider for authentication is called the Service provider.
SAML allows exchanging of information between Service Provider and Identity provider, SAML is integration between SP and IDP. When a user tries to log in, your identity provider sends SAML assertions containing facts about the user to Identity Provider. Identity Provider receives the assertion, validates it against your Identity Provider configuration, and allows the user to access your org.
Google apps (Gsuite) Single Sign On (SSO) for Joomla miniOrange provides a ready to use solution for Joomla. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your Joomla site using Google apps (Gsuite) within minutes.
Joomla SAML app gives the ability to enable SAML Single Sign-On for Joomla Site. Joomla site is compatible with all SAML Identity Providers. Here we will go through a guide to configure SAML SSO between Joomla and your Identity Provider. By the end of this guide, users from your Identity Provider should be able to login and register to Joomla site.
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Steps to Integrate Google Apps/ G Suite Single Sign-On (SSO) with Joomla SAML SP
1. Configure Google Apps/ GSuite as IdP
- Go to https://admin.google.com and login to your Google Apps Administrator account.
- On the Admin Home, From left menu bar click on Apps -> Overview.
- In the Apps, select Web and mobile apps.
- Click on Add App then click on Add custom SAML app.
- Enter the Application details and then click on CONTINUE
- Then under Google Identity Provider details tab you will get metadata of Google apps. Click on Download Metadata button. Then click on CONTINUE
- Under Service Provider details tab fill the details of Joomla as Service Provider with givem input field and then click on CONTINUE.
- Configure the following things on the next screen:
| ACS URL |
ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL from the plugin under Service Provider Metadata Tab. |
| Entity ID |
SP-EntityID / Issuer from the plugin under Service Provider Metadata Tab. |
| Signed Response |
Checked |
| Name ID |
Select Basic Information from the first dropdown. Then Primary Email from the second dropdown. |
- Select attributes by clicking on ADD MAPPING button. Then click on FINISH button.
- Click on User access to change the Service status.
- Change the Service status to ON for everyone . Then click on SAVE button.
2. Configure Joomla as Service Provider
- In Joomla SAML plugin, go to Service Provider Setup Tab. There are three ways to configure the plugin:
By Metadata URL :
- Click on Upload IDP Metadata.
- Enter Metadata URL (Copy from IDP app) and click on Fetch Metadata.
By Uploading Metadata File:
- Click on Upload IDP Metadata.
- Choose metadata file and click on Upload.
Manual Configuration :
- Copy SAML Entity ID, SAML Single-Sign-On Endpoint URL and x.509 certificate from Federation Metadata document and paste it in IdP Entity ID or Issuer, Single Sign-on Service URL, x.509 Certificate fields respectively in the plugin.
| IdP Entity ID or Issuer |
SAML Entity ID in the Federation Metadata document |
| Single Sign-On Service URL |
SAML Single-Sign-On Endpoint URL in the Federation Metadata document |
| X.509 Certificate |
x.509 Certificate in the Federation Metadata document |
Add a button on your site login page with the following URL:
3. Attribute Mapping (It is Optional to fill this). This is Premium feature.
- Attributes are user details that are stored in your Identity Provider.
- Attribute Mapping helps you to get user attributes from your Identity Provider (IdP) and map them to Joomla user attributes like firstname, lastname etc.
- While auto registering the users in your Joomla site these attributes will automatically get mapped to your Joomla user details.
- In Joomla SAML plugin, go to Attribute Mapping tab and fill in all the fields.
| Username: |
Name of the username attribute from IdP (Keep NameID by default) |
| Email: |
Name of the email attribute from IdP (Keep NameID by default) |
| Group/Role: |
Name of the Role attribute from Identity Provider(IdP) |
- You can check the Test Configuration Results under Service Provider Setup tab to get a better idea of which values to map here.
4. Group Mapping (It is Optional to fill this). This is Premium feature.
- Role mapping helps you to assign specific roles to users of a certain group in your Identity Provider (IdP).
- While auto registering, the users are assigned roles based on the group they are mapped to.
5. Redirection & SSO Links
- Go to Login Settings tab. There are multiple features availabe in this tab like Auto redirect the user to Identity Provider and Enable Backed Login for Super Users. To use these features, click on the respective checkboxes.
You have successfully completed your miniOrange SAML 2.0 SP configurations. Still, if you are facing any difficulty please mail us on
joomlasupport@xecurify.com .
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Additional Resources.
Miniorange Joomla SAML Single sign-on(web SSO) supports multiple known IDPs like ADFS, Azure AD, Salesforce,
Shibboleth, Onelogin, Okta,
SimpleSamlPhp, Google apps, Bitium, OpenAM, miniorange IDP, Centrify and many more.
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