Slack SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login using Joomla into Slack SSO
Slack SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login using Joomla into Slack SSO
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Single Sign-On in Slack using Joomla IdP. Login into Slack using Joomla, by configuring Slack as SP and Joomla as SAML IDP .
If your users are stored in the Joomla database and if you want to login to your Slack 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 Slack as Service Provider
1. Configure Slack as the Service Provider (SP)
- Log in to your Slack account as Account Admin.
- Go to Settings & administration and select Workplace settings.
- Select Authentication and click on Configure for SAML Authentication.
- Enter the following values in the respective fields:
- Under Advanced Options, use the default value for the Service Provider Issuer, it must be https://slack.com.
- Under Settings, select the desired options for SAML Authentication for users and workspace.
- Click on Save Configuration.
| SAML 2.0 Endpoint (HTTP) | You can find this in IDP Metadata tab as SAML Login URL |
| Identity Provider Issuer | You can find this in IDP Metadata tab as IDP-EntityID |
| Public Certificate | You can find this in IDP Metadata tab as Certificate |
Note: It's recommended to use 'It’s optional' for the Authentication for your workspace must be used by until the SAML configuration is fully tested. This will allow you to use both – username/password and SAML authentication options.
You have successfully configured Slack as Service Provider.
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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