SAML Single Sign On (SSO) into WordPress using Azure B2C | AzureB2C SSO

Step 2: Register Azure B2C Applications:

 Register the IdentityExperienceFramework application

• From the Azure AD B2C tenant, select App registrations, and then select New registration.

• For Name, enter IdentityExperienceFramework.
• Under Supported account types, select Accounts in this organizational directory only.

• Under Redirect URI, select Web, and then enter https://your-tenant-name.b2clogin.com/your-tenant-name.onmicrosoft.com, where your-tenant-name is your Azure AD B2C tenant domain name.
• Under Permissions, select the Grant admin consent to openid and offline_access permissions check box.
• Select Register.

• Record the Application (client) ID for use in a later step.

• Under Manage, select Expose an API.
• Select Add a scope, then select Save and continue to accept the default application ID URI.

• Enter the following values to create a scope that allows custom policy execution in your Azure AD B2C tenant:
1. Scope name: user_impersonation
2. Admin consent display name: Access IdentityExperienceFramework
3. Admin consent description: Allow the application to access IdentityExperienceFramework on behalf of the signed-in user.
• Select Add scope

 Register the ProxyIdentityExperienceFramework application

• Select App registrations, and then select New registration.
• For Name, enter ProxyIdentityExperienceFramework.
• Under Supported account types, select Accounts in this organizational directory only.

• Under Redirect URI, use the drop-down to select Public client/native (mobile & desktop).
• For Redirect URI, enter myapp://auth.
• Under Permissions, select the Grant admin consent to openid and offline_access permissions check box.
• Select Register.

• Record the Application (client) ID for use in a later step.

• Under Manage, select Authentication.
• Under Advanced settings, enable Treat application as a public client (select Yes).
• Select Save.

• Under Manage, select API permissions.
• Under Configured permissions, select Add a permission.

• Select the My APIs tab, then select the IdentityExperienceFramework application.

• Under Permission, select the user_impersonation scope that you defined earlier.
• Select Add permissions. As directed, wait a few minutes before proceeding to the next step.

• Select Grant admin consent for (your tenant name).

• Select your currently signed-in administrator account, or sign in with an account in your Azure AD B2C tenant that's been assigned at least the Cloud application administrator role.
• Select Accept.
• Select Refresh, and then verify that "Granted for ..." appears under Status for the scopes - offline_access, openid and user_impersonation. It might take a few minutes for the permissions to propagate.

 Register the WordPress Application

• Select App registrations, and then select New registration.
• Enter a Name for the application such as: WordPress.
• Under Supported account types, select Accounts in any organizational directory or any identity provider. For authenticating users with Azure AD B2C.

• Under Redirect URI, select Web, and then enter the ACS URL from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the miniOrange SAML plugin.
• Select Register.

• Under Manage, click on Expose an API.
• Click on Set for the Application ID URI and then click on Save, accepting the default value.

• Once saved, copy the Application ID URI and navigate to the Service Provider Metadata tab of the plugin.

• Paste the copied value under the SP Entity ID / Issuer field provided in this tab.
• Click on Save.

Step 3: Generate SSO Policies

• From our Azure B2C portal, navigate to the Overview section of your B2C tenant and record your tenant name.
  NOTE: If your B2C domain is b2ctest.onmicrosoft.com, then your tenant name is b2ctest.

• Navigate to the Service Provider Setup tab of the plugin and select the IDP as Azure B2C.
• Enter your Azure b2c tenant name and application ID for IdentityExperienceFramework and ProxyIdentityExperienceFramework apps registered in the above steps.
• Click on the Save button.
• Now click on the Generate SSO Policies button to download the SSO policies.

• Extract the downloaded zip file. It contains the policy files and certificate (.pfx), which you will require in the following steps.

Step 4. Setup Certificates

 Upload the Certificate

• Sign in to the Azure portal and browse to your Azure AD B2C tenant.

• Under Policies, select Identity Experience Framework and then Policy keys.

• Select Add, and then select Options > Upload
• Enter the Name as SamlIdpCert. The prefix B2C_1A_ is automatically added to the name of your key.

• Using the upload file control, upload your certificate that was generated in the above steps along with the SSO policies (tenantname-cert.pfx).
• Enter the certificate's password as your tenant name and click on Create.
  For example, if your tenant name is xyzb2c.onmicrosoft.com, enter the password as xyzb2c
• You should be able to see a new policy key with the name B2C_1A_SamlIdpCert.

 Create the signing key

• On the overview page of your Azure AD B2C tenant, under Policies, select Identity Experience Framework.
• Select Policy Keys and then select Add.
• For Options, choose Generate.
• In Name, enter TokenSigningKeyContainer.
• For Key type, select RSA.
• For Key usage, select Signature.

• Select Create.

 Create the encryption key

• On the overview page of your Azure AD B2C tenant, under Policies, select Identity Experience Framework.
• Select Policy Keys and then select Add.
• For Options, choose Generate.
• In Name, enter TokenEncryptionKeyContainer.
• For Key type, select RSA.
• For Key usage, select Encryption.

• Select Create.

Step 5: Upload the Policies

• Select the Identity Experience Framework menu item in your B2C tenant in the Azure portal.

• Select Upload custom policy.

• As per the following order, upload the policy files downloaded in the above steps:
  1. TrustFrameworkBase.xml
  2. TrustFrameworkExtensions.xml
  3. SignUpOrSignin.xml
  4. ProfileEdit.xml
  5. PasswordReset.xml
  6. SignUpOrSigninSAML.xml
• As you upload the files, Azure adds the prefix B2C_1A_ to each.

Step 6: Configure the plugin:

• Navigate to the Service Provider Setup tab of the plugin and click on the Update SSO Configuration button.