RingCentral SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login into RingCentral using Joomla

Single Sign-On in RingCentral using Joomla IDP allows users to log in to RingCentral using Joomla by configuring RingCentral 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 RingCentral?
RingCentral is a cloud-based communications and collaboration platform designed for businesses. It offers a comprehensive suite of services, including voice, video, messaging, and conferencing. Key features include VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone systems, team messaging, video meetings, fax, and integration with various business applications such as Salesforce and Microsoft 365. RingCentral aims to enhance communication and collaboration across organizations, providing scalable and flexible solutions for remote and in-office teams.

Pre-requisites: Download And Installation

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Install Joomla IDP Plugin

• Download the zip file for the miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin.
• Log into your Joomla site’s administrator console.
• From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extensions.

• Upload the downloaded zip file to install the Joomla IDP plugin.

• Installation of the plugin is successful. Now click on Start Using miniOrange SAML IDP Plugin to configure miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin.

Steps to configure RingCentral SSO with Joomla as IDP.

1. Configure RingCentral as Service Provider

• 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.

• Log in to your RingCentral account as Admin Account.
• Navigate to More -> Security and Compliance -> Single Sign-on.

• In the Set up SSO by yourself section, click on Edit.

• In the Upload IDP Metadata, click drop down and select either Upload with file or URL. To upload Metadata File, choose the metadata file that you have already downloaded from the Joomla IDP 2.0 Plugin, then click on Import.

• In the Attribute Mapping section, select Custom from the Map Email Attribute to dropdown menu, then enter email in the field that appears.
• Click on Save.

• In the Set up SSO by yourself section, click Download to obtain your SP metadata.

• Open the SP metadata XML file you just downloaded in a text editor and take note of the entityID and Location values.

• Go back to Single Sign-on (SSO) tab in RingCentral, then follow the steps below.
• Check Enable SSO Service.
• Manage Your Login: Select your login type.
• Click Save.

2. Configure Joomla as Identity Provider

• Now go to Components miniOrange Joomla IDP Service Provider

• 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.


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


You have successfully completed your miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP configurations.

3. Attribute Mapping (Premium Feature)

• 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.

You have successfully configured Single Sign-On with RingCentral 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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Additional Resources.

• What is Single Sign-On (SSO)
• What is SAML?
• Additional SAML IDP guides
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)