DNN SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Using OneLogin As IDP

DNN SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) module gives the ability to enable SAML Single Sign-On for your DotNetNuke applications. Using Single Sign-On you can use only one password to access your DotNetNuke application and services. Our module 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 DotNetNuke and OneLogin considering OneLogin as IdP.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• Download the package for DNN SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) module.
• Upload the installation package dnn-saml-single-sign-on_xxx_Install by going in Settings > Extension > Install Extension.

Steps to configure DNN Single Sign-On (SSO) using OneLogin as IDP

1. Add module on DNN page

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

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

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

2. Configure OneLogin as Identity Provider

Follow the steps below to configure OneLogin as IdP

  Configure OneLogin as IdP

• In the miniOrange DNN SAML SSO Module, navigate to Service Provider Settings section. Here, you can find the SP metadata such as SP Entity ID and ACS (AssertionConsumerService) URL which are required to configure the Identity Provider.

• Go to https:// <your_domain>.onelogin.com and login into OneLogin.
• Log into OneLogin as an Administrator and go to Apps Company Apps Add Apps from the Navbar.

• In the search box, type SAML Test Connector (SP) and click on the App to add it.

• Enter the display name and click Save.
• In General Settings, enter App Name and click on Next.
• After saving, go to Configuration Tab and enter the following:


ACS (Consumer) URL Validator	ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL from Step2 of the plugin under Identity provider settings Tab.
ACS (Consumer) URL	ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL from Step2 of the plugin under Identity provider settings Tab.
Single Logout URL	Enter Single Logout URL from the Identity Provider Settings tab of the module.

• Click on Save.

  Assigning Groups/People

• Go to SSO tab. Note down the URL/Endpoints. These will be required while configuring the plugin.

• You have now successfully configured OneLogin as IDP

3. Configure DotNetNuke SAML Module as Service Provider

• After configuring your Identity Provider, it will provide you with IDP Entity ID, IDP Single Sign On URL and x.509 Certificate. Configure these values under IDP Entity ID, Single Sign-On Url and SAML X509 Certificate fields respectively. (Refer to the Metadata provided by Identity Provider)
• Click Update to Save your IDP details.

4. Testing SAML SSO

• Click on the Test Configuration button to test the configuration.

5. Adding Login Widget on DNN Page

• For Adding Button on the DNN page on beside the module settings click on the Add Item (Pencil Icon).

• Add Button name and Description for item and click on Save.

• You can see login button on the page after saving item. (If you are already logged in your site, you will see a "Logout" link).
• Note: If you want to Enable this button on every page of the DNN site follow below steps:
• Go to the Settings >> Module Settings >> Advanced Settings and Enable option for Display Module On All Page.

• Warning: You will lose all your configuration for the module after enabling this option. You can re-configure the module or it is better to enable this option before configuring the module.

6. Attribute Mapping

• Attributes are user details that are stored in your Identity Provider.
• Attribute Mapping helps you to get user attributes from your IdP and map them to DotNetNuke user attributes like firstname, lastname etc.
• While auto registering the users in your DotNetNuke site these attributes will automatically get mapped to your DotNetNuke user details.
• Go to DNNSAMLSSO Settings >> Advanced settings >> Attribute Mapping.

7. Role mapping (It is Optional to fill this)

• DotNetNuke uses a concept of Roles, designed to give the site owner the ability to control what users can and cannot do within the site.
• DotNetNuke has five pre-defined roles: Administrators, Subscribers, Registered Users, Translator (en-US) and Unverified Users.
• Role mapping helps you to assign specific roles to users of a certain group in your IdP.
• While auto registering, the users are assigned roles based on the group they are mapped to.

You can even configure the ASP.NET SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) module with any identity provider such as ADFS, Azure AD, Bitium, centrify, G Suite, JBoss Keycloak, Okta, OneLogin, Salesforce, AWS Cognito, OpenAM, Oracle, PingFederate, PingOne, RSA SecureID, Shibboleth-2, Shibboleth-3, SimpleSAML, WSO2 or even with your own custom identity provider. To check other identity providers, click here.

Additional Resources

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