Single Sign-On (SSO) into Moodle using JumpCloud as IDP

SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) for your Moodle site can be achieved using our miniOrange SAML SSO plugin. Our plugin is compatible with all the SAML compliant Identity providers. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure Single Sign-On (SSO) between JumpCloud as Identity Provider (IdP) and Moodle as Service Provider (SP).

miniorange img Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

To configure JumpCloud as IdP with Moodle, you will need to install the miniOrange SAML 2.0 SSO plugin:

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Step 1: Setup JumpCloud as Identity Provider

Follow the steps below to configure JumpCloud as IdP

miniorange img Configure JumpCloud as IdP

In the miniOrange SAML 2.0 SSO plugin, navigate to Service Provider Metadata tab. Here, you can find the SP metadata such as SP Entity ID and ACS (AssertionConsumerService) URL which are also required to configure the Identity Provider.

Click on administrator Login.
Login with your JumpCloud administrator Login credentials.
Go to User Authentication > SSO.

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Select the + in the upper left.

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Search for WordPress in the search box and then click on configure.

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In General Info, enter the following:

Display Label Name	Enter a label for Service Provider.
Description	Enter description for your application.

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In Single Sign-On Configuration, enter the following:

Idp Entity ID	Enter SP Entity ID / Issuer from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the module.
SP Entity ID	Enter SP Entity ID / Issuer from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the module.
ACS URL	Enter ACS URL from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the module.
IDP URL	Create custom url where users will be redirected for authentication.

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Under the user Attribute Mapping configure the following

Service Provider Attribute Name	JumpCloud Attribute Name
First Name	firstname
Last Name	lastname

To add more attributes click on add attributes.
Then click on activate to save your application

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To get the IDP metadata tick the application check box and click on Export Metadata .

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Step 2: Configuring Moodle site as Service Provider

We will go through the steps to setup Moodle as a Service Provider. Here, we will be adding the IdP metadata to configure the plugin.

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In the miniOrange SAML SSO plugin, go to the Service Provider Setup tab of the plugin. There are two ways to configure the plugin:

A. By uploading IDP metadata:

Click on the Upload IDP metadata button.
Enter the Identity Provider Name.
You can copy and paste the IdP metadata XML file and click on the Upload Metadata button or use a metadata URL and click on Fetch Metadata.

B.Manual Configuration:

Provide the required settings (i.e. Identity Provider Name, IdP Entity ID or Issuer, SAML Login URL, X.509 Certificate) as provided by your Identity Provider.
Click on the Save button to save your configuration.

Step 3: Attribute Mapping

When the user performs SSO, the NameID value is sent by the Identity Provider. This value is unique for every user.
To assign by which attribute value the user should authenticate or create, select Email (default) or Username in Login/Create Moodle account by:
For the plugin to access these attributes, assign the values for Email and Username as 'NameID' (without quotes).
Click on the Save button to save your configuration.

Step 4: Role Mapping

In the free plugin, you can choose a default role that will be assigned to all the non-admin users when they perform SSO. [NOTE: Roles will be assigned to new users created by SSO. Existing Moodle users’ roles will not be affected.]
Go to the Attribute/Role Mapping tab and navigate to the Role Mapping section.
Select the Default Role and click on the Save button to save your configuration.

Step 5: SSO Settings

In the plugin, you can add a login widget to enable SP-Initiated SSO on your site.
Go to the Plugins >> Authentication >> Manage authentication.
Click on the to enable the plugin visibility.
Click on the ⬆ to set plugin preference.

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In the miniOrange SAML SSO plugin, go to the Service Provider Setup tab of the plugin. There are two ways to configure the plugin:

A. By uploading IDP metadata:

Click on Upload IDP metadata button.
Enter the Identity Provider Name
You can copy and past IdP metadata XML file and click on Upload Metadata button or use a metadata URL and click on Fetch Metadata.

B.Manual Configuration:

Provide the required settings (i.e. Identity Provider Name, IdP Entity ID or Issuer, SAML Login URL, X.509 Certificate) as provided by your Identity Provider.
Click on the Save button to save your configuration.

Step 3: Attribute Mapping

When the user performs SSO, the NameID value is sent by the Identity Provider. This value is unique for every user.
To assign by which attribute value user should authenticate or create select Email or Username in Login/Create Moodle account by:
For the plugin to access these attribute assign the Email and Username attribute.
Addtionally user attributes can be mapped (such as Firstname and Lastname).
Click on the Save button to save your configuration.

Step 4: Custom Attribute Mapping:

This feature allows you to map custom attribute sent by the IDP to the Moodle attributes.
You can add multiple attributes by click on "+" button.
Click on the Save button to save your configurations.

Step 5: Role Mapping

This feature allows you to assign and manage roles of the users when they perform SSO. Along with the default Moodle roles, this is compatible with any custom roles as well.
Group/Role attribute will provide a mapping for the field name which contains role-related information sent by the IDP and will be used for Role Mapping.
Navigate to role mapping section and provide the mappings for the respective roles.
For example, If you have a user whose Group/Role attribute value is idp-teacher and you want to assign it to the teacher group then, just provide idp-teacher in the Teacher: field of Role mapping section.
Click on the Save button to save your configurations.

Step 6: SSO settings

In the plugin you can add a login widget to enable SP-Initiated SSO on your site.
Click on Click here link which will redirect to the Manage authentication menu

Click on the to enable the plugin visibility.
Click on the ⬆ to set plugin preference.

To enable auto-redirect from Moodle login page to WordPress site .
Click on the Enable Auto-redirect to IDP from Moodle login page.
Note down Backdoor URL it will be useful when SSO fails.
Click on the Save button to save your configuration.

Pre-requisitesDownload And Installation
Step 1Configure JumpCloud as an IdP
Step 2Configure Moodle as SP

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Guide to Configure Single Sign-On (SSO) between JumpCloud as IDP and Moodle as SP

Step 1: Setup JumpCloud as Identity Provider

Step 2: Configuring Moodle site as Service Provider

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Step 3: Attribute Mapping

Step 4: Role Mapping

Step 5: SSO Settings

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Step 3: Attribute Mapping

Step 4: Custom Attribute Mapping:

Step 5: Role Mapping

Step 6: SSO settings

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