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SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) into October CMS Using AuthAnvil

SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) into October CMS Using AuthAnvil


October CMS Single Sign-On ( SSO ) plugin gives the ability to enable SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) for your October CMS sites. Our October CMS SSO plugin is compatible with all the SAML compliant Identity providers. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SAML SSO between October CMS site and your Identity Provider.

Pre-requisites

To integrate your Identity Provider(IDP) with October CMS, you need the following items:

  • October CMS should be installed and configured.
  • Download any Front-end user management plugins - RainLab/Buddies.

Download and Installation

  • Login to your October CMS site’s backend: https://example.com/backend.
  • From the admin dashboard, go to Settings from the main navigation bar and select Updates & Plugins.
  • Click on Install plugins and in the search bar type “SAML SSO”.
  • Click on the SAML SP Single Sign-On - SSO search result and the plugin will start installing.
  • October CMS SAML SSO, October as SP

Step 1: Setup AuthAnvil as Identity Provider

AuthAnvil SAML SSO  Prerequisites: Copy these values from the Service Provider Info tab of the SAML plugin.

  • SP Entity ID
  • ACS URL
AuthAnvil SAML SSO   Instructions:

  • Login to Authanvil and Go to SSO Manager +(add icon) and select Custom Application.

    SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using AuthAnvil Identity Provider, Add new application
  • Enter the Application Name

    SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using AuthAnvil Identity Provider, App Configuration
  • Go to Protocol Type and Enter following info:

  • Protocol Type SP-INIT
    Assertion Consumer Service URL ACS URL copied from the plugin
    Allow Multiple Audiences Unchecked
    Identity issuer SP Entity ID copied from the plugin
    Service Entity ID SP Entity ID copied from the plugin

    SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using AuthAnvil Identity Provider, Application configuration
  • Enter Advanced Settings.

    Include All Audience URIs Checked
    Sign Token Response Checked
    Sign Assertion Unchecked
    Signing Algorithm SHA1

    SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using AuthAnvil Identity Provider, Advanced Settings
  • Go to Attribute Transformation Tab and select Specify custom attribute transform. Add the NameID attribute and click on Add. Then add the name attribute as given in the image.

    SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using AuthAnvil Identity Provider, Attribute Transformation
  • Click on Add Application .
  • Go to Permissions tab and add Groups to which you want to give access to this application.

    SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using AuthAnvil Identity Provider, Group Access
  • Click on Save Changes.
  • Open the app. Click on View Federation Metadata in Protocol Type Tab and save the generated metadata xml file. This metadata file will be required to configure the plugin.

    SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using AuthAnvil Identity Provider, View Federation Metadata

Steps 2 : October CMS as SP


  • Click on Single Sign On menu option from the main navigation bar at the top of your page.
  • You will see the Plugin Settings page. We will first configure the IdP Settings.
  • Fill out the required fields according to the information provided by your Identity Provider. You can refer to the example given below.
  • For Example:
  • IdP Name:myIDP
    IdP Entity Id:https://login.xecurify.com/moas/
    SAML Login URL:https://login.xecurify.com/moas/idp/samlsso
    SAML x509 Certificate:Certificate provided by your IdP.
  • Click on Save button.
  • October CMS SAML SSO, October as SP
  • The SP Settings tab has the data that you will need to provide to your IdP.
  • October CMS SAML SSO, October as SP
  • Click on the Test Configuration button and the user details will be fetched. Test configuration will show the attributes that are received and are mapped by attribute mapping.
  • October CMS SAML SSO, October as SP

Step 3: Attribute Mapping

  • Attribute Mapping feature allows you to map the user attributes sent by the IDP during SSO to the user attributes at October CMS.
  • Go to Attribute Mapping menu option from the main navigation bar at the top of your page.
  • It provides the Custom Atrribute Mapping feature in Premium plugin.
  • October CMS SAML SSO, October as SP

  • Click on Single Sign On menu option from the main navigation bar at the top of your page.
  • You will see the Plugin Settings page. We will first configure the IdP Settings.
  • Fill out the required fields according to the information provided by your Identity Provider. You can refer to the example given below.
  • For Example:
  • IdP Name:myIDP
    IdP Entity Id:https://login.xecurify.com/moas/
    SAML Login URL:https://login.xecurify.com/moas/idp/samlsso
    SAML Logout URL:https://login.xecurify.com/moas/idp/samllogout/
    SAML x509 Certificate:Certificate provided by your IdP.
  • Click on Save button.
  • October CMS SAML SSO, October as SP
  • The SP Settings tab has the data that you will need to provide to your IdP.
  • October CMS SAML SSO, October as SP
  • Click on the Test Configuration button and the user details will be fetched. Test configuration will show the attributes that are received and are mapped by attribute mapping.
  • October CMS SAML SSO, October as SP

Step 3: Attribute Mapping

  • Attribute Mapping feature allows you to map the user attributes sent by the IDP during SSO to the user attributes at October CMS.
  • Go to Attribute Mapping menu option from the main navigation bar at the top of your page.
  • It also provide Custom Attribute mapping feature, which allows you to map any attribute sent by the IDP to the October CMS.
  • You can map the attribute names received in Test Configuration to the user credentials of your October CMS users.
  • October CMS SAML SSO, October as SP

Step 4: SSO Button Component

  • Click on CMS from the main navigation and select the page that you want to place the button on from the Pages menu on the left-hand side.
  • Click on Components and click on SAML 2.0 SP to reveal the SSO Button component.
  • Drag and drop the component on to your selected page. Hit save and preview.
  • Click on the Single Sign-On (SSO) button to start the authentication flow for frontend users.
  • October CMS SAML SSO, October as SP
  • The button for Backend login screen is generated automatically.

Step 5: SSO Options

  • In the IDP Settings tab, you can configure Force Authentication to force login screen at IdP every time your users are redirected for SSO.
  • You can configure the Login Binding type to choose the method of sending the SAML request.
  • You can configure the Single Logout URL to send a logout request to the IdP when a user logs out of your OctoberCMS site.
  • October CMS SAML SSO, October as SP
  • In the SP Settings tab, you can configure Auto-Redirect to redirect users to IdP when they land on your site.
  • You can configure the Post-Login and Post-Logout URLs to redirect users after they SSO and Single Logout.
  • October CMS SAML SSO, October as SP
  • You can access the documentation for more details by going to Settings > Updates & Plugins > SAML 2.0 SP.

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