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SAML Single Sign-On into Joomla using Salesforce


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

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 Joomla site, they can automatically access all resources of the Joomla site. The implementation of SSO involves configuring one system to trust another for user authentication, removing the need for users to log in separately to each system. The system that authenticates users is called an Identity Provider. The system that trusts the Identity Provider for authentication is called the Service Provider.
In this context, the system responsible for authenticating users is referred to as the Identity Provider (IDP), while the system relying on the Identity Provider for authentication is known as the Service Provider (SP). When a user initiates a login attempt, the Service Provider sends a SAML request to the Identity Provider. Upon successful IDP authentication, SAML assertions containing user information are transmitted back to the Service Provider. Subsequently, the Service Provider receives the assertion, verifies it based on the Identity Provider configuration, and grants the user access to your Joomla website.

Pre-requisites: Download And Installation

Steps to Integrate Salesforce Single Sign-On (SSO) with Joomla SAML SP

1. Setup Joomla SAML SP plugin

  • Download the zip file for the miniOrange SAML SP plugin for Joomla.
  • Login into your Joomla site’s Administrator console.
  • From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extensions.
  • Now click on Or Browse for file button to locate and install the plugin file downloaded earlier.
  • Install the SAML SP Plugin from your computer
  • Installation of plugin is successful. Now click on Get Started!
  • Start Using miniOrange SAML SP plugin
  • Go to the Service Provider Metadata tab and scroll down to copy the SP-EntityID and the ACS URL.
  • Copy SP-EntityID and ACS URL

2. Configure Salesforce as Identity Provider

  • Log into salesforce and go to Setup.
  • Salesforce SAML Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla | joomla salesforce integration , Setup
  • From the left pane, select Build Create Apps.
  • salesforce integration as Idenity provider, Create_app-1
  • Scroll down, under Connected Apps, click on New button.
  • Salesforce SAML Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla | Login using Salesforce, New_app-1
  • Enter Connected App Name, API Name and Contact Email.
  • Salesforce SAML Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla | Login using Salesforce integration
  • Under Web App Settings, check the Enable SAML checkbox and enter the following values here:
  • Entity ID Enter SP Entity ID / Issuer from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the module.
    ACS URL Enter ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the module.
    Subject Type Username
    Name ID Format urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent
    SAML SSO integration with salesforce Identioty Provider
  • Assign Profiles
    • Now from left pane, under Administration Setup, select Manage Apps Connected Apps.
    • SAML SSO integration with salesforce connected_app
    • Click on the App you just created.
    • Scroll down, under Profiles click on Manage Profiles, Select the profiles you want to give access to login through this app.
    • Login using Salesforce integration |SAML SSO integration with Salesforce, manage_profiles
  • Download metadata for communities
    • Under SAML Login Information, click on Download Metadata.
    • Open the downloaded file in some browser like Chrome, Firefox, IE, Microsoft Edage.
    • Search for "ds:X509Certificate" tab and copy the entire string under this tag. String would be like this: "MII....".
    • Keep this certificate value handy for next steps.
    • SAML SSO integration with salesforce, salesforce_sso_idp

3. Configure Salesforce with Joomla

    In Joomla SAML plugin, go to Service Provider Setup tab. There are three ways to configure the plugin:

SAML SSO Single-Sign-On By Uploading Metadata File:

  • In Joomla SAML plugin, go to Service Provider Setup tab, then click on Upload IDP metadata.
  • Upload IDP Metadata

SAML SSO Single-Sign-On By Metadata URL:

  • Enter Metadata URL (Copied from Salesforce) and click on Fetch Metadata.
  • Upload IDP Metadata

SAML SSO Single-Sign-On 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 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 URL
SAML Single-Sign-On Endpoint URL in the Federation Metadata document
X.509 Certificate Value
X.509 Certificate in the Federation Metadata document

    manual Configuration
  • Click on Save button and then Test Configuration button.
  • Save configuration
  • Once the test configuration is successful you will get the following window.
  • Test configuration
  • Congratulations we have successfully configured Joomla SAML Service Provider with Salesforce as Identity Provider.

4. Attribute Mapping - 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, address, phone etc.
  • While auto registering the users in your Joomla site these attributes will automatically get mapped to your Joomla user details.
  • 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)
    First Name:
    Name of the first name attribute from IDP
    Last Name:
    Name of the last name attribute from IDP

    Attribute Mapping
  • You can check the Test Configuration Results under Service Provider Setup tab to get a better idea of which values to map here.

Step 5. Group Mapping - This is Premium feature.

  • Group/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.
  • Group Mapping

Step 6. Redirection & SSO Links.

  • Go to Login Settings tab. You can add login Url to Perform SAML SSO in your Joomla site by following the steps below.
  • There are multiple features availabe in this tab like Auto redirect the user to Identity Provider and Enable Backend Login for Super Users. To use these features, click on the respective checkboxes.
  • Joomla Single Sign On SSO SAML SP Signin Settings
  • Congratulations, you have successfully configured the miniOrange SAML SP plugin with your Salesforce as IDP.
  • Click on the Upgrade Plans tab to check out our complete list of features and various licensing plans. OR you can click here to check features and licensing plans.
  • If you want to purchase any of the paid version of the plugin, you have to register/login with us in Account Setup tab. OR you can register/login here.
  • In case, you are facing some issue or have any question in mind, you can reach out to us by sending us your query through the Support button in the plugin or by sending us a mail at joomlasupport@xecurify.com.

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