SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) into Drupal using Office 365 as IdP

Overview

The Drupal SAML integration using the miniOrange SAML SP module establishes seamless SSO between Office 365 and the Drupal site. The users will be able to log in to the Drupal site using their Office 365 credentials. This document will walk you through the steps to configure Single Sign-On - SSO between Drupal as a Service Provider (SP) and Office 365 as an Identity Provider (IdP). The module is compatible with with Drupal 7, Drupal 8, Drupal 9, Drupal 10 and Drupal 11.

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Installation Steps

Using Composer
Using Drush
Manual Installation

Download the module:

Composer require 'drupal/miniorange_saml'

Navigate to Extend menu on your Drupal admin console and search for miniOrange SAML Service Provider using the search box.
Enable the module by checking the checkbox and click on install button.

Configure the module at

{BaseURL}/admin/config/people/miniorange_saml/idp_setup

Install the module:
```
drush en drupal/miniorange_saml
```
Clear the cache:
```
 drush cr
```

Configure the module at

{BaseURL}/admin/config/people/miniorange_saml/idp_setup

Navigate to Extend menu on your Drupal admin console and click on Install new module button.
Install the Drupal SAML SP 2.0 Single Sign On (SSO) - SAML Service Provider module either by downloading the zip or from the URL of the package (tar/zip).
Click on Enable newly added modules.
Enable this module by checking the checkbox and click on install button.

Configure the module at

{BaseURL}/admin/config/people/miniorange_saml/idp_setup

Configuration Steps

Drupal SAML SP Metadata

Go to Configuration → People → SAML Login Configuration in the Administration menu. (/admin/config/people/miniorange_saml/idp_setup)

Drupal SAML Single Sign-On - Select miniOrange SAML Login Configuration

Navigate to the Service Provider Metadata and download the metadata. (This is required in configuring the Office 365 as a SAML IdP)

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Configure SAML Single Sign-On Application in Office 365

Log into Azure AD admin console.
Click on Microsoft Entra ID.

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Click on Add -> App Registrations.

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Enter the Application Name and enter Redirect URI (ACS URL from Drupal SP module from Service Provider Metadata Tab) then Click on Register.

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Click on API Permissions -> Add Permission then select API as Office 365 Management APIs.

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Under the Application permissions select the ActivityFeed.Read and click on the Add permissions button.

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Click on Overview -> Endpoints and copy the Federation metadata document URL.

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Configure Drupal as Service Provider:

Navigate to the Service Provider Setup tab of the Drupal site and click on Upload IDP Metadata..
Paste the previously copied App Federation Metadata Url (from Microsoft Entra ID) into the Upload Metadata URL text field.
Click on the Fetch Metadata button.

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Click on the Test link to test the connection between Drupal and Office 365.

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In the test configuration window, a success message with SAML response attributes will appear if the configurations are correct; otherwise, error messages with additional troubleshooting instructions will appear. Click on Done.

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Congratulations! You have successfully configured Office 365 as an Identity Provider and Drupal as a Service Provider.

How does SAML SSO login work?

Open a new browser/private window and navigate to the Drupal site login page.
Click the Login using Identity Provider (Office 365) link.
You will be redirected to the Office 365 login page. Enter the Office 365 credentials. After successful authentication, the user will be redirected back to the Drupal site.