SAML Single Sign-On into Joomla using OneLogin | OneLogin SSO | Login using OneLogin

OneLogin SAML Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication method that enables OneLogin 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 OneLogin by considering OneLogin as IdP (Identity Provider) and Joomla as SP (Service Provider).

OneLogin 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 OneLogin 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.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

Configuration Support and Free Trial

If you want support in configuring the plugin, or to integrate OneLogin with Joomla, click on Free Configuration Setup button.

We provide a 7 day full feature trial wherein you can fully test out all the features of the plugin, click on Free Business Trial button.

Steps to Integrate Onelogin Single Sign-On (SSO) into Joomla SAML SP

1. Configure SAML Single Sign-On SSO with Onelogin as IdP

• Go to https://google3.onelogin.com and login into OneLogin.
• Log into OneLogin as an Administrator and go to Apps Company Apps Add Apps from the Navbar.

• In the search box, type SAML Test Connector (SP) and click on the App to add it.

• Enter the display name and click Save.
• In General Settings, enter App Name and click on Next.
• After saving, go to Configuration Tab and enter the following:


Audience	Enter SP-EntityID/Issuer from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin.
Recipient	Enter ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin.
ACS (Consumer) URL Validator	Enter ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin.
ACS (Consumer) URL	Enter ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin.
Single Logout URL	Enter Single Logout URL from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin.

• Click on Save.
• Assigning Groups/People
  • Go to SSO tab. Note down the URL/Endpoints. These will be required while configuring the plugin.
  
  • Click on View Details in x.509 Certificate heading. Copy the x.509 Certificate textarea value and keep it handy.
  

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 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




• Click on Test Configuration.

3. Attribute Mapping - Premium Feature (Included with Business Trial)

• 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.

• What is Single Sign-On (SSO)
• How to configure SSO with Salesforce
• How to configure SSO with Okta
• How to configure SSO with Google Apps
• Configure LDAP attributes as claims for attribute mapping
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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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