Brightspace SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login using Joomla into Brightspace SSO
Brightspace SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login using Joomla into Brightspace SSO
Single Sign-On SSO into Brightspace using Joomla IdP, Login into Brightspace using Joomla, by configuring Brightspace as SP and Joomla as SAML IDP. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SSO between Brightspace 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 Brightspace 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 Brightspace as Service Provider
1. Configure Brightspace as the Service Provider (SP)
- Login to your Brightspace domain as admin.
- To configure Single Sign On send an email to Brightspace Technical Support Team .
- Also, provide the Endpoints required from the Joomla IDP.
- You configured successfully configured Brightspace with your Joomla IdP.
| Name of Identity Provider | Joomla |
| Issuer URL | Provide the IDP-Entity ID / Issuer value from IDP metadata tab of the Joomla IDP Plugin |
| SSO URL | Provide the SAML Login URL from IDP metadata tab of the Joomla IDP Plugin |
| Certificate | Provide the Certificate downloaded from the IDP metadata tab of the Joomla IDP Plugin |
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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