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

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


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 Ping One as Identity Provider

    All the information required to configure the Ping One as IDP i.e. plugin’s metadata is given in the Service Provider Info tab of the miniOrange SAML plugin.

  • Login to your Ping One environment as the administrator. Click on your ProfileAdmin.
  • Go to ApplicationsAdd ApplicationNew SAML Application.
  • Enter the application details and click Continue. Application Name, Application Description, and Category are required fields. For logos and icons, PNG is the only supported graphics format.
  • SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using Ping One Identity Provider, Fill Application Details

SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using Ping One Identity Provider, Ping One SSO Login Provide the SAML configuration details for the application.


    1.Signing. In the dropdown list, select the signing certificate you want to use.

    2.SAML Metadata. Click Download to retrieve the SAML metadata for Ping One. This supplies the Ping    One connection information to the application.

    3.Protocol Version. Select the SAML protocol version appropriate for your application.

    4.Upload Metadata. Click Choose File to upload the application’s metadata file. The entries for ACS URL    and Entity ID will then be supplied for you. If you do not upload the application metadata, you will need    to enter this information manually. When you are manually assigning an Entity ID value, the Entity ID    must be unique, unless you are assigning the Entity ID value for a private, managed application (an    application that is supplied and configured by a PingOne for Enterprise administrator, rather than by    an SP.

    5.Single Logout Endpoint. The URL to which our service will send the SAML Single Logout (SLO) request    using the Single Logout Binding Type that you select.

    6.Single Logout Response Endpoint. The URL to which your service will send the SLO Response.

    7.Single Logout Binding Type. Select the binding type (Redirect or POST) to use for SLO.

    8.Primary Verification Certificate. Click Choose File to upload the primary public verification certificate    to use for verifying the SP signatures on SLO requests and responses.

    9.Signing Algorithm. Use the default value or select the algorithm to use from the dropdown list.

       Optional:

        I.Encrypt Assertion. If selected, the assertions PingOne sends to the SP for the application will   be encrypted.

        II.Encryption Certificate: Upload the certificate from miniOrange plugin to use to encrypt the    assertions.

        III.Encryption Algorithm: Choose the algorithm to use for encrypting the assertions. We     recommend AES_256 (the default), but you can select AES_128 instead.

        IV.Transport Algorithm: The algorithm used for securely transporting the encryption key.     Currently, RSA-OAEP is the only transport algorithm supported.

        V.Force Re-authentication. If selected, users having a current, active SSO session will be    re- authenticated by the identity bridge to establish a connection to this application.

  • Click Continue to Next Step. The SSO Attribute Mapping page is displayed.
  • SAML Single Sign On  (SSO) using Ping One Identity Provider, Application Configuration
  • In the Attribute Mapping, Modify or add any attribute mappings as necessary for the application.
  • SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using Ping One Identity Provider, Attribute Mapping
  • The summary information for the application configuration is then displayed on a new page and the new SAML application is added to your My Applications list.

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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