SAML Single Sign On (SSO) into Drupal using SiteMinder as IDP

Drupal SAML Siteminder SSO setup will allow the user to login to Drupal site using their Siteminder credentials. Drupal SAML module gives the ability to enable SAML Single Sign-On for Drupal. This module is compatible with all SAML Identity Providers (IDP). We provide Drupal SAML SP 2.0 Single Sign on (SSO) - SAML Service Provider module which is compatible with Drupal 7, Drupal 8, Drupal 9 as well as Drupal 10. You can follow the instructions in this guide to configure SAML SSO between Drupal and SiteMinder IDP.

Steps to Integrate SiteMinder SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) with Drupal site

1. Configure SiteMinder as SAML Identity Provider

• In the miniOrange SAML SP SSO module, 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.

• Log in to your CA SSO portal as a SiteMinder Single Sign-On administrator.
• Click on Federation tab.
• Now go to Partnership Federation Entities.


Create a Local Identity Provider

• Click on Create Entity.

• To create a local entity, configure the following using SP metadata from the step above:

Entity Location	Local
Entity Type	SAML2 IDP
Entity ID	Enter an ID for your local identity provider for identification.
Entity Name	Create a name for your local identity provider.
Base URL	Enter the fully-qualified domain name for the host service SiteMinder SSO Federation Web Services.
Signed Authentication Requests Required	No
Supported NameID format	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:unspecified



Create a Remote Service Provider

• Download Metadata XML File from the Service Provider Metadata Tab of the miniOrange SAML Single-Sign-On module.
• Click on Import Metadata and upload the downloaded XML metadata file.

• For Import As, select Remote Entity.
• Provide a name for the Remote Service Provider Entity.


Create a Partnership between SP and IDP

• For creating a partnership, configure the following:
  

  Add Partnership Name	Enter a name for your partnership.
  (Optional) Description	Enter a relevant description for your partnership.
  Local IDP ID	Enter the Local Identity Provider ID created while adding a Local Entity.
  Remote SP ID	Enter the Remote Service Provider ID created while adding a Remote Entity.
  Base URL	This field will be pre-populated.
  Skew Time	Enter any skew time required by your environment.
  User Directories and Search Order	Select the required directories in the required search order.

• On the Federation Users page, add the users you want to include in the partnership.
• In the Assertion Configuration section, configure following:
  • Name ID Format: Email Address
  • Name ID Type: User Attribute
  • Value: mail
  • (Optional) Assertion Attributes: Specify any application or group attributes that you want to map to users

• In the SSO and SLO section, perform the following steps:
  • SSO Binding: HTTP-POST
  • Transactions Allowed: Both IDP and SP initiated

• In the Signature and Encryption section, select Post Signature as Sign Both.



Activate Partnership

• In the Federation Partnership List, expand the Action dropdown for your partnership and click Activate.
• To get the IDP metadata, Click the Action button and click Export Metadata. This data will be used to configure the module.

You have successfully configured SiteMinder as SAML IDP (Identity Provider) for achieving SiteMinder SSO login into your Drupal Site.

2. Configure Drupal as Service Provider

• In miniOrange SAML module, go to Service Provider Setup tab. There are two ways to configure the module:

 By Uploading SiteMinder IDP Metadata File:

• Click on Upload IDP Metadata.
• Enter the Metadata URL and click on Fetch Metadata button.
• Upload metadata file and click on Upload File button.


 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 and click on the Save button.
• Once you are done with configuration steps, click on the Test Configuration button.

If the test configuration is successful the module is successfully configured. If you face any issues in test configuration you can reach us at drupalsupport@xecurify.com with the screenshot of the test configuration window.

You have succefully configured Siteminder as SAML Identity Provider (IdP) and Drupal as SAML Service Provider.