nopCommerce SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using Salesforce as IDP

nopCommerce SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin gives the ability to enable SAML Single Sign-On for your nopCommerce applications. Using Single Sign-On you can use only one password to access your nopCommerce application and services. 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 nopCommerce and Salesforce considering Salesforce as IdP. To know more about the features we provide for nopCommerce SSO, click here.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

Download from nopCommerce Dashboard

• To download the plugin zip, login as admin into your nopCommerce store. In the admin dashboard, go to Configuration Tab > All Plugins and Themes or search for All Plugins and Themes in the Admin search bar.
• Search for the SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) - miniOrange plugin and click the Download button to get the zip.


From nopCommerce marketplace

• You can download the plugin zip file from nopCommerce store - nopCommerce SAML Single Sign-On (SSO)
• To install the plugin, login as admin into your nopCommerce website. In the admin dashboard, go to Configuration Tab >> Local plugins.
• On the top right corner of the page select the Upload plugin or theme button to upload the downloaded plugin zip. Follow the instructions further to install the plugin.

Steps to configure nopCommerce Single Sign-On (SSO) using Salesforce as Identity Provider.

1. Configure Salesforce as IDP

• You need to send your SP metadata to identity provider, Salesforce. For SP metadata, use the SP metadata URL or download the SP metadata as a .xml file and upload it at your IdP end. You can find both these options under the Service Provider Metadata tab.

• Alternatively, you can manually add the SP Entity ID and ACS URL from Service Provider metadata tab in the plugin to your IdP configurations.

• Log into your Salesforce account as admin.
• Switch to Salesforce Lightning mode from profile menu and then go to the Setup page by clicking on setup button.

• From the left pane, select Settings Tab and click on Identity Provider.


• Click on Enable Identity Provider.


• In the Service Provider section, click on the link to create the Service Provider using Connected Apps.


• Enter Connected App Name, API Name and Contact Email.

Connected App Name	Provide a name for Connected App
API Name	Provide a API name
Contact Email	Provide a Contact Email



• Under the Web App Settings, check the Enable SAML checkbox and enter the following values:

Enable SAML	Checked
Entity ID	SP-EntityID / Issuer from Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin
ACS URL	ACS (AssertionConsumerService) URL from Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin
Subject Type	Username
Name ID Format	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:unspecified



• Click on Save to save the configuration.
• Now from the left pane, under Platform Tools section select Connected Apps.
• Then select Manage Connected Apps and click on the app you just created.


• In the Profiles section click Manage Profiles button.
• Assign the Profiles you want to give access to log in through this app.


• Under SAML Login Information, click on Download Metadata.


• Keep this metadata handy for configuring the Service Provider.

You have successfully configured Salesforce as SAML IdP (Identity Provider) for achieving Salesforce SSO login into your nopCommerce application.

2. Configure nopCommerce as SP (SSO Plugin)

Note: After installation of the plugin, we need to setup the trust between your nopCommerce application and your Salesforce account. SAML metadata is shared with Salesforce so they can update their inbuilt configuration to support Single Sign-On.

2.1: Share SP SAML metadata with Salesforce

• Click on Add New IDP to configure nopCommerce Single Sign-On (SSO) using Salesforce as IDP.

• Under Service Provider Metadata tab, you can either copy-paste the metadata URL on your IDP side or download the SP metadata as an XML file. Additionally, you have the choice to manually copy and paste Base URL, SP Entity ID, and ACS URL.
• Share SAML metadata with Salesforce.

2.2: Import Salesforce SAML metadata

• Under Identity Provider Settings tab, select Salesforce as your preferred identity provider.

• There are two methods for configuring nopCommerce as service provider:
• To upload IDP's metadata, you can either provide the metadata URL or upload XML file.

• Alternatively, under the Identity Provider Settings tab, you can manually fill in the mandatory fields like IDP Name, IDP Entity ID and Single Sign-On URL and hit Save.

3. Testing SAML SSO

• Before testing, please ensure the following:
• The nopCommerce (SP) SAML metadata has been exported to Salesforce (IDP).
• Importing the Salesforce (IDP) SAML metadata in nopCommerce (SP).
• Hover on Select Action and click on the Test Configuration button to verify if you have configured the plugin correctly.

• Click the Test Configuration button to verify if you have configured the plugin correctly.
• On successful configuration, you will get Attribute Name and Attribute Values in Test Configuration window.

4. Attribute Mapping

• After successful test configuration, click on Edit Configuration and navigate to Attribute Mapping section.
• On the right side, you can see the IDP response table, map attribute names provided by your IDP with your store attributes, under Attribute/Role Mapping tab.
• Click on Save button.

5. Enabling SSO in your nopCommerce store

• Enable SSO for your nopCommerce store by dragging the slider as shown below.

• Under the Redirection & SSO link tab, use the URL labeled as Your Store SSO Link in your store to initiate the SSO.

Additional Resources

• nopCommerce OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO)
• Web3 Login for ASP.NET Applications
• ASP.NET SAML Single Sign-On (SSO)
• ASP.NET OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO)
• DNN SAML Single Sign-On (SSO)
• DNN REST API Authentication
• Kentico SAML Single Sign-On (SSO)