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Moodle SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Okta as IdP | Okta SSO Login

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 Okta as Identity Provider (IdP) and Moodle as Service Provider (SP).

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

Follow the steps below to configure Okta as an Identity Provider:

Configure Okta as IdP

  • In the Plugins tab scroll to Service Provider Metadata section you can find the SP metadata such as SP Entity-ID and ACS (AssertionConsumerService) URL which are required to configure the Identity Provider.
Moodle Saml Upload Metadata

  • Login into your Okta dashboard.
  • You will be presented with the following screen. Click on the Developer Console arrow and select
    Classic UI from the navigation bar on top in Okta window.
SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Okta as Identity Provider(IdP), Okta SSO Admin_Dashboard

  • In the Applications tab select Applications.
SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Okta as Identity Provider(IdP), Okta Login - add_application

  • Click on the Create App Integration button to create new app.
SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Okta as Identity Provider(IdP), Okta Login - add_application

  • Select SAML 2.0 as Sign-On method and Click on Next button.
SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Okta as Identity Provider(IdP), Okta Login - SAML 2.0 Configure

  • In General Settings tab, enter App Name and click on Next button.
SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Okta as Identity Provider(IdP), Okta Login - SAML_SETTINGS

  • In Configure SAML tab, enter the required details:
Single Sign On
URL
ACS (AssertionConsumerService) URL from the Service Provider metadata tab of the Plugin
Audience URL
(SP Entity ID)
SP Entity ID / Issuer from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin
Default
Relay State
Relay State from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin
Name ID
Format
Select E-Mail Address as a Name Id from dropdown list
Application
Username
Okta username
SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Okta as Identity Provider(IdP), Okta Login - SAML_SETTINGS

  • Configure Group Attribute Statements (Optional) as given in table and click on Next button.
Name Value
fname user.firstName
lname user.lastName
username user.login
email user.email
SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Okta as Identity Provider(IdP), Okta Login - Add_Attributes

  • If you have integrated your Active Directory in Okta and want to map the AD groups, please make sure that you have added the OUs used to import groups.You will also need to map the memberOf
    attribute under the integrated directory’s configuration.

Assigning Groups/People

  • Navigate to the application you created and click on the Assignments tab in Okta.
SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Okta as Identity Provider(IdP), Okta Login - Assign_groups

  • Click on Assign button to Assign People and Assign Groups.
SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Okta as Identity Provider(IdP), Okta Login - Assign_groups

  • Once you Assign the user, click on Done button.
SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Okta as Identity Provider(IdP), Okta Login - Assign_groups

  • Navigate to Sign On tab and Click on View Setup Instructions.
  • You will get the Okta Metadata file / SAML Login URL (Single Sign on URL), Single Logout URL, IDP Entity ID and X.509 Certificate. You will need this to configure the Service Provider.
SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Okta as Identity Provider(IdP), Okta Login - Configure setup

In the miniOrange SAML SSO plugin, go to the Plugins tab. There are two ways to configure the plugin:

A. By uploading IDP metadata:

  • Enter the IDP Name.
  • In the Service Provider Setup section choose Metadata URL/XML from Select the Method dropdown.
  • Copy and paste the IdP metadata URL or XML file in IDP Metadata URL/XML input field.
  • Click on the Click here to Test the configuration.
Moodle SAML Upload Metadata

B. Manual Configuration:

  • Provide the required settings (i.e. IDP Name, IDP Entity-ID or Issuer, SAML Login URL, X.509 Certificate) as provided by your Identity Provider.
  • Click on the Click here to Test the configuration.
Moodle SAML Upload Metadata

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.
  • For the plugin to access these attributes, assign the values for Username and Email as NameID.
Moodle SAML Attribute Mapping

In the miniOrange SAML SSO plugin, scroll down to the Service Provider Setup section of the plugin. There are two ways to configure the plugin:

A. By uploading IDP metadata:

  • Provide any IDP Name. For example, my_IDP.
  • Choose the value of Select the Method as Metadata URL/XML from dropdown.
  • Enter the Metadata URL as
    https://tenant-name.b2clogin.com/tenant-name.onmicrosoft.com/B2C_1A_signup_signin_saml/Samlp/metadata

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Note: You will need to replace the tenant-name in above URl with Azure B2C tenant name.


Moodle SAML Upload Metadata

  • Scroll to the bottom and click on Save changes button.

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 changes button to save your configuration.
Moodle SAML Upload Metadata

Basic Attribute Mapping

  • When the user performs SSO, the NameID value is sent by the Identity Provider. This value is unique for every user.
  • 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 changes button to save your configuration.
Moodle SAML Attribute Mapping

Custom Attribute Mapping

This feature allows you to map custom attribute sent by the IDP to the Moodle attributes.

  • To create a custom attribute, navigate to Site Administration >> Users >> User Profile Fields in the plugin.
  • Click on Create a new profile field , select the type of attribute from dropdown and enter the values in required fields.
Moodle SAML Create and Map Custom Attribute

  • Assign the desired value to the created custom attribute.
Moodle SAML Custom Attribute Mapping

  • Scroll down and click on the Save changes button to save your configurations.

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.

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Note: Roles will be assigned to new users created by SSO. Existing Moodle users’ roles will not be affected.


  • Scroll down to Role Mapping section.
  • Select the Default Role and click on the Save changes button to save your configuration.
Moodle SAML 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.
  • Scroll to the Role Mapping section and provide the mappings for the respective roles.
  • Select the Default Role from the dropdown if the user role doesn't match with the assigned values.
  • 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.

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Note: You can assign multiple values separated with semi-colon(;).


Moodle SAML Role Mapping

  • Click on the Save changes button to save your configurations.

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.
wordpress saml role mapping

In the plugin you can add a login widget to enable SP-Initiated SSO on your site.

  • Navigate to Site administrator >> Plugins >> Manage authentication.
  • Click on the to enable the plugin visibility.
  • Click on the to set plugin preference.
Moodle SAML Role Mapping

  • To enable auto-redirect from Moodle login page to WordPress site .
  • Choose Yes value from the dropdown for Enable Auto-redirect to IDP from Moodle login page field.
  • Note down Backdoor URL it will be useful when SSO fails.
  • Click on the Save changes button to save your configuration.
Moodle SAML SSO Settings

You have successfully configured Moodle as SAML SP for achieving Okta SSO login into your Moodle Site.


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