Blackboard SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login using Joomla into Blackboard SSO
Blackboard SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login using Joomla into Blackboard SSO
Single Sign-On SSO into Blackboard using Joomla IdP, Login into Blackboard using Joomla, by configuring Blackboard as SP and Joomla as SAML IDP. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SSO between Blackboard as Service Provider (SP) and Joomla as an Identity Provider (IDP).
If your users are stored in the Joomla database and if you want to login to your Blackboard site/applications by using Joomla's user's credentials then you can use this setup guide to configure it.
Pre-requisites : Download And Installation
- You may install the plugin by following these steps.
Steps for Integration of Joomla Single Sign-On (SSO) with Blackboard as Service Provider
1. Configure Blackboard as the Service Provider (SP)
- Login to your Blackboard site as Admin.
- Navigate to System Admin and click on Authentication.
- Select Create Provider, click on SAML and then enter the following details.
- Select Save and Configure.
- To configure Service Provider follow the steps given below.
| Name | Joomla |
| Authentication Provider | Set as Active |
| User Lookup Method | Username |
| Restrict by Hostname | Select Use this provider for any host names |
| Link Text | Type the title for the link as you want it to appear on the Blackboard Learn login page |
| Entity ID | Enter a value that describes this Blackboard Environment (i.e. 'BlackBoardProd') |
| Enable Automatic SSO | Checked |
| Single Logout Service Type | Select Post and Redirect |
- Click on Generate to download the SP metadata for configuring your Joomla site.
- Select the Compatible Data Sources from the list that this authentication provider should be compatible with. This is important when the authentication provider contains accounts that are shared with existing data sources. If the user exists and is associated with a data source that is not ticked the user will not be successfully authenticated.
- Select the checkbox to have the system automatically create a new account for the user if their information is not found.
- In the Error Message text box, you can provide a custom message for users in case SAML authentication doesn't work as expected.
- Select Point Identity Provider for the Identity Provider Type and enter the following details.
- You have configured Blackboard successfully.
| Metadata URL | You can get the Metadata URL from the IDP Metadata of the plugin |
| Metadata File | Upload the metadata file downloaded from Joomla |
| Remote User ID | Select NameID as the Remote User ID |
2: Configuring Joomla as Identity Provider (IDP)
- Download SAML 2.0 IdP for Joomla from Here.
- Login to the administrator section of your Joomla 4 website :–
- From the dashboard of Joomla 4 site. Click on System to install the plugin
- Under System Install Extentions .
- Drag and drop your miniorange-joomla-saml-idp.zip file in the area indicated in the image below or browse and select the file to install the plugin.
- Now go to Components miniOrange Joomla IDP Service Provider
- Under Service Provider tab and fill in the Service Provider Name, SP Entity ID or Issuer, ACS URL and NameID Format. You will get these details from the Service Provider that you are using. Fill in the other fields according to your requirements. Click on Save.
- Click on NameID Attribute tab. Select the NameID Attribute and then click on Save Button.
Enter the following values:
| Service Provider Name | Choose appropriate name according to your choice . |
| SP Entity ID or Issuer | Service Provider Entity ID . |
| ACS URL | SP Assertion Consumer Service URL . |
| X.509 Certificate (optional) [For Signed Request] | Paste certificate value you copied from the Metadata file . |
| NameID Format | Select urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress. |
| Assertion Signed | Checked. |
Miniorange Joomla SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) supports multiple known SPs like Panopto, Lucid charts, Agylia LMS, Moodle, Inkling SP, Zendesk, Tableau, Owncloud, miniOrange Wordpress SAML SP, Drupal SAML SP, Workplace by Facebook, Salesforce, Zoho, Klipfolio and many more.
You have successfully completed your miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP configurations. Still, if you are facing any difficulty please mail us on joomlasupport@xecurify.com .
Additional Resources.
- What is Single Sign-On (SSO)
- What is SAML?
- Additional SAML IDP guides
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Free Trial:
If you would like to test out the plugin to ensure your business use case is fulfilled, we do provide a 7-day trial for premium version. Please drop us an email at joomlasupport@xecurify.com requesting a trial. You can create an account with us using this link.24*7 Active Support
If you face any issues or if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at joomlasupport@xecurify.com In case you want some additional features to be included in the plugin, please get in touch with us, and we can get that custom-made for you. Also, If you want, we can also schedule an online meeting to help you Setup the Joomla SAML IDP Single Sign-On plugin.
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