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SAML Single Sign-On into Magento using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) | Login using Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) Single Sign-On (SSO) login for Magento [SAML] can be achieved by using our Magento SAML SP Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin. Our SSO solution will make Magento SAML 2.0 compliant Service Provider establishing trust between the Magento site and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD ) to securely authenticate and login users to the Magento site.

Our Magento Single Sign On (SSO) solution helps to secure Magento sites behind the SSO login so that users are authenticated using their Microsoft Entra ID / Azure B2C / Office 365 / Microsoft 365 login credentials. Seamless support for advanced SSO features like Attribute / Custom Mapping, Role Mapping etc. Here we will go through a guide to configure SAML Single Sign-On SSO login between Magento site and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) by considering Microsoft Entra ID as IdP (Identity Provider) and Magento as SP (Service Provider). Our SSO plugin provides Unlimited user authentications from Microsoft Entra ID / Azure B2C. To know more about other features we provide in you Magento SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin, you can click here.

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To setup Single Sign-On between Magento and Azure AD/Microsoft Entra ID, you can also follow this step by step Setup Video.


Installation using Composer:

  • Purchase the miniOrange SAML Single Sign On – SAML SSO Login extension from magento marketplace.
  • Go to My profile -> My Purchases
  • Please ensure you are using correct access keys (My Profile - Access Keys)
  • Paste the access keys in your auth.json file inside your project
  • Use the below command to add the extension to your project.
    "composer require miniorange_inc/saml-sp-single-sign-on"
  • You can see the module name and list of versions in the selector below the extension module name.
  • Run the following commands on command prompt to enable the extension.
  • php bin/magento setup:di:compile
    php bin/magento setup:upgrade

Manual Installation:

  • Download the miniOrange SAML Single Sign On – SAML SSO Login extension zip from here.
  • Unzip all contents of the zip inside the MiniOrange/SP directory.
  • {Root Directory of Magento} app code MiniOrange SP
  • Run the following commands on command prompt to enable the extension
  • php bin/magento setup:di:compile
    php bin/magento setup:upgrade

Follow the steps below to configure Azure AD as IdP for Magento

  • In the Magento SAML SP SSO plugin, navigate to Service Provider Metadata tab. In this tab you will find the SP metadata such as SP Entity ID and ACS (AssertionConsumerService) URL which are required to configure Azure AD as the Identity Provider.
Configure Azure AD as IDP -SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for Magento - Azure AD SSO Login

Magento Azure AD SSO | More services

  • Search and select Microsoft Entra ID.
Magento Azure AD Login using Single Sign On | Microsoft Entra ID

  • Navigate to Enterprise Application.
Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento | Magento SAML Azure AD

  • Click on New Application button.
Azure AD Magento SAML SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - New Application

  • Click on Create your own Application.
Azure AD Magento SAML SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - own application

  • Enter your app's name, then go to the Non-gallery application section and click the Create button.
Magento SAMLAzure AD SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - Add Non-Gallery Application

  • Click on Setup Single sign-on tab.
Azure AD Magento SAML SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - setup SSO

  • Select the SAML  tab.
Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - select SAML tab | Magento Azure AD Login

  • After clicking Edit, from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the plugin, enter the SP Entity ID for Identifier and the ACS URL for Reply URL.

Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - Select SAML authentication SSO

Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - Select SAML authentication SSO

  • The following Attributes will be sent by default in the SAML response. Under the Attributes tab, you may view or update the claims sent in the SAML response to the application.
Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - Configure SAML

  • To get the Endpoints you'll need to configure your Service Provider, copy the App Federation Metadata Url.
Azure AD Magento SAML SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - Setup SAML 2.0

  • To add a user or group, go to the Users and Groups tab and select Add user/group.
Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - assign groups and users

  • To assign the required user, go to Users and then go to Select.
Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - add users

  • In the Select Role section, you may also designate a role to your application.
  • You've successfully set up Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID) as a SAML IdP (Identity Provider) to enable Azure AD SSO on your Magento site.
Magento Azure AD SSO | More services

  • Search and select Microsoft Entra ID.
  • Magento Azure AD SSO | Microsoft Entra ID

    • Select App registrations tab from left hand side menu.
    Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - App registrations

    • Click on New registration button.
    Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - New registrations

    • Choose an account type and give it a name.
    • Provide the ACS URL provided in the Service Provider Metadata tab of the plugin in the Redirect URL field and click the Register button.
    Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento -  Application Registration

    • From the left menu panel, select Expose an API.
    • Replace the APPLICATION ID URL with the SP Entity ID of the plugin by clicking the Set button.

    NOTE: Please double-check that the SP Entity ID value in the Service Provider Metadata tab does not have a trailing slash('/'). Remove the trailing slash from the SP EntityID / Issuer field under the Service Provider Metadata tab of the plugin, enter the revised value at Azure, and click the Save button if the SP Entity ID has a trailing slash.

    Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento -  Expose an API

    • Navigate back to Azure Active Directory then click on App Registrations button and click on Endpoints.
    Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - endpoints

    • This will lead you to a window containing a list of URLs.
    • To obtain the Endpoints needed to configure your Service Provider, copy the Federation Metadata document URL.
    Azure AD Magento SAML SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - federation metadata

    • You have successfully configured Azure AD as SAML IdP ( Identity Provider) for achieving Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID) SSO login into your Magento Site.


  • Copy SAML Entity ID, SAML Single-Sign-On Endpoint URL and x.509 certificate from Federation Metadata document and paste it in IdP Entity ID or Issuer, Single Sign-on Service URL, x.509 Certificate fields respectively in the plugin.
  • IdP Entity ID or Issuer SAML Entity ID in the Federation Metadata document
    Single Sign-On Service URL SAML Single-Sign-On Endpoint URL in the Federation Metadata document
    X.509 Certificate x.509 Certificate in the Federation Metadata document
  • Click on Save button to save all your settings.
Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - federation metadata

  • To check if your Magento as SP is configured correctly, click the Test Configuration button.
Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - federation metadata

  • Navigate to Sign-in Settings tab. Here you find the option the enable the login link on Admin*/Customer Login Page (*Admin SSO is available in the premium versions)
Magento 2 SSO Azure AD Single Sign-on (SSO) Admin Customer SSO

  • If you want to initate SSO from any page you can also use the SSO link provided in the extension.
Magento SSO using SSO link Magento 2 SSO Azure AD

  • The Premium extension also provides you the the feature to auto redirect your user to the IdP Login Page if the user is not already logged in.
Magento 2 OAuth auto redirect to idp

  • Go to customer login page and you will see the SSO button on your frontend. Click on the button and test the SSO.
  • Select Create Realm from the master dropdown menu.
Magento 2 OAuth SSO customer SSO

  • You will be sucessfully logged in into Magento.
magento SSO magento 2 OAuth client SSO Admin SSO

  • Visit your admin login page and you will see the SSO button on your admin page. Click on the button to initate SSO as an admin.
Magento 2 Admin SSO login button

  • After sucessfully logged into magento as admin you will be redirect to magento backend dashboard.
Magento 2 Admin SSO admin dashboard

  • Attributes are user details that are stored in your Identity Provider.
  • Attribute Mapping helps you to get user attributes from your Identity Provider (IdP) and map them to Magento user attributes like firstname, lastname etc.
  • While auto registering the users in your Magento site these attributes will automatically get mapped to your Magento user details.
  • Only NameID can be mapped to Magento's Email and Username characteristics with the free plugin. Multiple user attributes from the IdP, on the other hand, can be mapped to Magento attributes in the premium version of the plugin. You can map custom attributes that you've added to your IdP in addition to the default attributes.
  • When a user performs SSO, the NameID value sent by the IdP will get mapped to the email and the username of the Magento user.
Azure AD Magento SSO - Azure Single Sign-On(SSO) Login in Magento - attribute mapping

    Username: Name of the username attribute from IdP (Keep NameID by default)
    Email: Name of the email attribute from IdP (Keep NameID by default)
    Group/Role: Name of the Role attribute from Identity Provider (IdP)
  • You can check the Test Configuration Results under Service Provider Setup tab to get a better idea of which values to map here.
  • Enter your table name in Table field.
  • Enter attribute name as your column name (in the respective table)
  • Click on Add button for adding custom magento attribute and map the respective field with the attribute receiving from your identity provider
  • Click on save button for saving the configuration.
  • You can also delete the configuration by entering the name in attribute name field and then click on delete button.
Magento 2 SAML SSO custom attribute mapping

  • You can specify a default role in the free plugin that will be allocated to all non-admin users when they conduct SSO.
  • Go to Attribute/Role mapping tab and navigate to Role Mapping section.
  • Select the Default Role and click on the Save button.
 Magento SSO - Login in Magento - role mapping

Please reach out to us at magentosupport@xecurify.com, and our team will assist you with setting up the Magento OAuth Server Extension. Our team will help you to select the best suitable solution/plan as per your requirement.

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