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Setup Single Sign-On into Joomla with IBM Security Verify as IDP


miniOrange Joomla SAML SP SSO plugin helps you to integrate your Joomla site to IBM Security Verify using SAML 2.0 protocol. The miniOrange Joomla SAML SP Single Sign-on (SSO) plugin is simple to set up IBM Security Verify SSO into Joomla and enable secure login into Joomla. As a result, users can access multiple Joomla applications with one login after authenticating with their IBM Security Verify IDP credentials.

Our plugin is compatible with Joomla 3 as well as Joomla 4 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 the Joomla site and IBM Security Verify by considering IBM Security Verify as IDP (Identity Provider) & 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 Joomla site, they can automatically access all resources of the Joomla site. 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.
Your SP then sends a SAML request to IDP when a user attempts to log in. Upon IDP authentication, it sends SAML assertions to the SP that provide information about the user. The assertion is received by SP, which then verifies it in accordance with the Identity Provider configuration and grants the user access to your Joomla website.

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Joomla SAML Handbook

This detailed Handbook for the Joomla SAML SP Single Sign On plugin gives an in-depth explanation of the features of the plugin.

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If you want any assistance or support while configuring a plugin or integrating IBM Security Verify with Joomla, then click on the Free Configuration Setup button.

We provide a 7-day full feature trial of our license version of the plugin where you can thoroughly test out all the features of the plugin on your site. Click on the Free Business Trial button if you want us to set up the trial for you.

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

1. Download and setup Joomla SAML SP Plugin

  • Download the zip file for the miniOrange SAML SP plugin for Joomla from the link here.
  • Login into your Joomla site’s Administrator console.
  • From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extensions.
  • Downlaod and Intall SAML SSO plugin
  • Here click on Browse for file button to locate and install the plugin file downloaded earlier.
  • Install the SAML SP Plugin from your computer
  • Here scroll down a bit and copy the SP-EntityID and the ACS URL. We will need these later while configuring IBM Security Verify.
  • Configure Joomla Single Sign-On with IBM

2. Configure IBM Security Verify as IDP

  • Now log into your IBM Security Verify dashboard.
  • Configure Joomla Single Sign-On with IBM
  • Here under Applications on the sidebar, click on Applications.
  • Configure Joomla Single Sign-On with IBM
  • Click on add application.
  • Configure Joomla Single Sign-On with IBM
  • A Select Application Type popup window will appear. Here click on Custom application and then click on add application.
  • Configure Joomla Single Sign-On with IBM
  • Now give the custom application a name, and also give a Company name in the general tab.
  • Configure Joomla Single Sign-On with IBM
  • Go to the Sign-On tab and paste the SP-EntityID which we copied earlier, in the Provider ID space. Then paste the ACS URL in the Assertion consumer service URL (HTTP-POST) and Service provider SSO URL spaces here.
  • Configure Joomla Single Sign-On with IBM integration
  • Scroll down a bit and select the samlsp option from the Service provider signer certificate dropdown menu.
  • Configure Joomla Single Sign-On with IBM integration
  • In the Sign-On tab, scroll to the right and copy the metadata URL as show in the image below. We will require the metadata URL while configuring the Joomla SAML SP plugin.
  • Configure Joomla Single Sign-On with IBM integration
  • You have now successfully configured IBM Security Verify as an IDP.

3. Configure IBM Security Verify Identity Provider with Joomla SAML Service Provider

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

    SAML SSO Single-Sign-On By Metadata URL :

    • Click on Upload IDP Metadata.
    • Upload IDP Metadata
    • Enter Metadata URL (Copied from IBM Security Verify) and click on Fetch Metadata.
    • Upload IDP Metadata

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

    • Click on choose metadata file and click on Upload.
    • 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 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
      manual Configuration

  • Click on Test Configuration.
  • Test configuration
  • Congratulaions we have successfully configured Joomla SAML Service Provider with IBM Security Verify as Identity Provider.

4. 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)
    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.

5. Group Mapping - Premium Feature (Included with Business Trial)

  • Group mapping helps you to assign specific group to users of a certain group in your Identity Provider (IDP).
  • While auto registering, the users are assigned group based on the group to which they are mapped.
  • Group Mapping

6. Redirection & SSO Links - Premium Feature (Included with Business Trial)

  • 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.
  • Joomla Single Sign On SSO SAML SP Signin Settings

    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 .

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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