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SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) into Box using Joomla IDP Plugin

Single Sign-On in Box using Joomla IDP allows users to log in to Frontline Education using Joomla by configuring Box as a Service Provider (SP) and Joomla as a SAML Identity Provider (IDP). This guide will take you through a step-by-step process to configure SSO between the two platforms.

What is Box?
Box is a a cloud content management and file sharing service for businesses. Box offers solutions for secure file storage, collaboration, and sharing, and integrates with various other services and applications.

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  • 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 Joomla SAML IDP Plugin

  • Installation of plugin is successful. Now click on Start Using miniOrange SAML IDP Plugin to configure miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin.
Get Started with SAML IDP Setup

  • Go to the miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin, navigate to the Identity Provider tab.
  • Here, you can find the Identity Provider Metadata XML URL/File or endpoints like IDP Entity ID, SAML Login URL, SAML Logout URL (Premium Feature), and Certificate for SP configuration. Download the XML Metadata by clicking on the button as shown below.
Joomla SAML IDP Metadata

In this setup, Joomla serves as the repository for storing users i.e. it will act as the IDP while Box is where users will log in using their credentials from Joomla where Joomla SAML IDP SSO Plugin will be installed.

  • Log in to your Box account as Account Admin and navigate to Admin Console.
Login to Box using Joomla | Box SAML Single Sign-On using Joomla, Admin Console
  • In the left sidebar, click Enterprise Settings >> User Settings.
Login to Box using Joomla | Box SAML Single Sign-On using Joomla, User Settings
  • Scroll down to the Configure Single Sign On (SSO) section, then click Configure.
Login to Box using Joomla | Box SAML Single Sign-On using Joomla, User Settings
  • Go to Box SSO Questionnaire and provide the necessary information to setup Joomla as Identity Provider (IdP).
  • Enter the Email Address and other required fields.
  • Select Other with Metadata from who is your Identity Provider? dropdown.
Login to Box using Joomla | Box SAML Single Sign-On using Joomla, Find Metadata
  • Enter the Company Box Subdomain field.
  • Now choose and upload the Metadata File in the xml format which you have downloaded .
  • Leave the optional fields empty and click on Submit.
Login to Box using Joomla | Box SAML Single Sign-On using Joomla, Click on Submit
  • It can take up to 24 hours to process the metadata. Once the file has been processed, Box sends a notification to the email address of the main account admin.
  • You can now enable SSO for your enterprise. Begin by enabling SSO Test Mode. In Test Mode, you can log in using SSO credentials. Also verify that you can log out and in again using SSO credentials before you continue.
  • After you have tested that the SSO login flow is working correctly, you can enable SSO Required.
  • Now go to Components -> miniOrange Joomla IDP -> Service Provider.
miniOrange Joomla IDP Service Provider tab

  • Navigate to the Service Provider tab and complete the fields for Service Provider Name, SP Entity ID or Issuer, ACS URL, and NameID Format. Refer to this step to get Service Provider details. Fill in the other fields according to your requirements. Click on Save.

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
Upload SP Metadata

  • Now click on Advance Mapping tab. Select the NameID Attribute and then click on Save Button.
Joomla SAML IDP Advance Mapping

  • You have successfully completed your miniOrange Joomla SAML 2.0 IDP configurations.
  • In the miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin, navigate to the Advance Mapping tab.
  • Here, you can configure Custom attribute mapping and also add additional User Attributes.
Joomla Custom Mapping

  • You have successfully configured Single Sign-On with Box as Service Provider and Joomla as Identity Provider. If you require any further support or, if you are facing any difficulty please mail us on joomlasupport@xecurify.com

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