Guide to Configure Single Sign-On (SSO) between RSA SecurID as IDP and Moodle as SP
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 RSA SecurID as Identity Provider (IdP) and Moodle as Service Provider (SP).
Pre-requisites : Download And Installation
To configure RSA SecurID as IdP with Moodle, you will need to install the miniOrange SAML 2.0 SSO plugin:
miniOrange SAML 2.0 SSO
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Step 1: Setup RSA SecurID as Identity Provider
Follow the steps below to configure RSA SecurID as IdP
Configure RSA SecurID 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 required to configure the Identity Provider.
- Login to RSA SecurID Access (Cloud Console) as Admin.
- In the top navigation menu, click on Applications → Application Catalog.
- Click Create From Template button on the top right corner.
- Click on Select Button next to the SAML Direct, in the Choose Connector Template page.
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Fill the required information in the Basic Information .
- Name: Name of the application for eg. miniOrange Plugin.
- Description (Optional): Description for your application.
- Disabled [a checkbox] (optional): Select this only if you want to make this application unavailable to users. When disabled, the application appears in My Application but does not appear in the RSA application portal.
- Now click on the Next Step button.
- Click on Import Metadata button.
- Upload the miniOrange plugin’s metadata file. You can download the plugin's metadata file from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the plugin.
- Verify the configured URLs and clicks on the Save button on the top right corner of Import SAML Metadata window page.
- Check if plugin metadata is imported successfully.
- Connection URL: Enter the URL from where the SSO request will be generated i.e. the URL where you want to redirect after successful Single Sign On.
- Select SP-Initiated, since the SSO is invoked from the Application side.
- Binding Method for SAML Request: POST
(Note: The free version of SAML 2.0 SSO Plugin supports only POST binding for SAML Requests.) - Signed [a checkbox]: Uncheck
(Note: The free version of SAML 2.0 SSO Plugin doesnot support signed SAML requests. If you are using the paid versions of the plugin, you can send signed SAML requests) - Identity Provider URL: Note this value, it will be used as the SAML Login URL to configure the plugin.
- Issuer Entity ID: Default (Note: This is the IdP Entity ID or Issuer used to configure in the plugin)
- SAML Response Signature: Upload the private key and the certificate which will be used to sign the SAML Response or you can generate new key pair by clicking on the Generate Cert Bundle button.
- Include Certificate in Outgoing Assertion: Enable (Optional)
- Assertion Consumer Service URL and Audience URL should be preconfigured if you have uploaded plugin’s metadata in the Connection Profile section. If not, you can find the required URLs from Service Provider Metadata tab of the miniOrange SAML plugin and update the URL here.
- Configure NameID information that identifies the user who is generating the SAML Assertion.
- Configure additional user information to be sent to the Application in the SAML Response. For example, username, email, display name, groups etc.
- Now click on Next Step button.
- Select the access policy as Allow all Authenticated Users and click on Next Step button.
- Configure application display settings for RSA end users like app icon etc.
- Now click on Save and Finish button to save the settings.
- Now, from the top navigation bar, click Applications My Applications.
- Find the app that you have configured. Click on down arrow besides the app's name and click on Export Metadata.
- Keep the metadata handy, it will be required to configure miniOrange plugin.
- Finally, click on Publish Changes button in the top left corner of the RSA Admin Console to publish this app configuration.
Connection Profile
Initiate SAML Workflow
SAML Identity Provider(Issuer)
Service Provider
User Identity
Advanced Configuration: Attribute Extention (Optional)
User Access
Portal Display
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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.
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.
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.
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