Zoom SAML Single Sign-On using DNN SAML as IDP

DotNetNuke (DNN) SAML IDP module acts as a SAML 2.0 Identity Provider which can be configured to establish the trust between the module and various SAML-compliant service providers DotNetNuke (DNN) SAML IDP module acts as a SAML 2.0 Identity Provider which can be configured to establish the trust between the module and various SAML-compliant service providers to securely authenticate the user using the DotNetNuke (DNN) site credentials. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure Single Sign-On (SSO) between DotNetNuke(DNN) and Zoom considering DotNetNuke(DNN) as IDP. To know more about the other features we provide, click here.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• Download DNN SAML Identity Provider (IDP) module.
• Upload the installation package dnn-saml-single-sign-on-sso-idp_xxx_Install by going in Settings > Extension > Install Extension.

• Open any of the page on your DNN site (Edit mode) and Click on Add Module.

• Search for moDNNSAMLIDP and click on the moDNNSAMLIDP. Drag and drop the module on the page where you want.

• You have finished with the Installation of the module on your DNN site.

1. Configure Zoom as SP

• From the list of service providers given below, select Zoom.

• There are two options in the module to share your IDP metadata to the service provider. Either you can share metadata URL or you can download the metadata (XML) file.

• In a new browser Window, Log in to your Zoom account as Admin.
• Navigate to Advanced tab, select Single Sign-On and then click on Enable Single Sign-On.

• Enter the required endpoints from the IDP Metadata tab of the plugin.

Sign-in page URL	Copy and paste the SAML Login URL
Sign-out page URL	Copy and paste the SAML Logout URL
Identity Provider Certificate	Download the certificate. Open it in Notepad, copy and paste the content here
Service Provider (SP) Entity ID	https://<vanity URL>
Issuer (IDP-EntityID)	Copy and paste the IDP-EntityID / Issuer
Binding	HTTP-Redirect
Signature Hash Algorithm	SHA-256


• Click Save Changes to save your configuration.

2. Configure DNN as SAML IDP

• There are two options to add an application for your Service Provider in the IDP module

A] Upload metadata using Upload SP Metadata option

• IDP module requires SP Entity ID and ACS URL values from your service provider. You may get the metadata file (.xml) or metadata URL.
• You can upload metadata using Upload SP Metadata option where you can upload metadata using XML file or URL.
• You may refer to the screenshot below:

• You can choose any one of the options according to the metadata format you have available.

B] Configure the Service Provider metadata manually



• Enter the values corresponding to the information from Zoom. Refer to the table below.

Service Provider Name	Zoom
SP Entity ID or Issuer	https://<vanity URL>
ACS URL	https://<vanity URL>/saml/SSO
NameID Format	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress
Assertion Signed	Checked

• Once configured service provider metadata, Update the module settings

3. Attribute Mapping

• In this steps you will map the DotNetNuke user attribute to be sent in the response to the Service Provider.
• NameID defines what SP is expecting in the subject element of SAML Assertion. Generally, NameID is Username or Email Address. You can select which user attribute you want to send in the NameID.
• You can add other attributes to be sent in SAML Assertion to SP. The attributes include user’s profile attributes such as first name, last name, fullname, username, email, custom profile attributes etc.

You can configure the DNN SAML IDP module with any service provider such as Azure AD, Azure B2C, Google Apps, Zoho Desk, Salesforce, WordPress, Cognito, Moodle, Zapier, Zoho, Zoom, Tableau Server, Hubspot, TalentLMS, WSO2 or even with your own custom service providers. You can find more service providers here.

4. Testing SSO

• In the Incognito browser window, enter the Zoom URL.
• The browser will redirect you to the DNN Login screen.
• Enter the DNN Credentials and click on Log in.
• If you are redirected back to your Zoom start page and logged in successfully, then your configuration is correct.

You have successfully configured DNN as SAML IDP( Identity Provider) for achieving DNN SSO login into your Zoom.

Additional Resources

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