WordPress G Suite Login using SAML Single Sign On | SSO with G Suite as SAML IDP
WordPress Google Apps login using SAML SSO can be achieved by using our WordPress Single Sign On using SAML SSO. Our plugin is compatible with all the SAML compliant Identity Providers. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure WordPress G Suite Login using Single Sign-On (SSO) by considering Google Apps / G Suite as IdP (Identity Provider) and WordPress as SP (Service Provider).
You can visit our WordPress SSO plugin to know more about the other features we provide.
Pre-requisites : Download And Installation
- Log into your WordPress instance as an admin.
- Go to the WordPress Dashboard → Plugins and click on Add New.
- Search for WordPress Single Sign On (SSO) plugin and click on Install Now.
- Once installed click on Activate.
Step-by-step video to Setup WordPress Google Apps SSO / Google Apps login for WordPress (WP)
Steps to configure WordPress G Suite Login using SAML Single Sign-On SSO
1. Setup G Suite / Google Apps as IdP (Identity Provider)
Follow the following steps to Configure G Suite / Google Apps as IdP
Configure G Suite / Google Apps as IdP
- In the miniOrange WordPress SAML SP SSO plugin, navigate to SP (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 G Suite / Google Apps as IdP (Identity Provider).
- Go to https://admin.google.com and login with your G Suite administrator account.
- Navigate to the Apps tab in the left menu and click on Web and mobile apps.
Add a SAML App
- Click on the Add App button, then in the dropdown select Add Custom SAML app tab to create a new saml app.
- Enter details for your custom SAML app and click on Continue button.
IDP Information
- Click on Download Metadata button. This will be used for configuring your Service Provider.
- You can also copy G Suite details like SSO URL, entity ID and Certificate to configure the Service Provider manually and then click on Continue button.
Service Provider Details
- Enter details from the Service Provider Metadata tab in the SAML SP plugin.
- Click on Continue button.
| ACS URL | Copy and paste the ACS URL from the plugin. |
| Entity ID | Copy and paste the SP Entity ID/ Issuer from the plugin. |
| Signed Response | Check Signed Response ✓ |
| Name ID Format |
Attribute Mapping
- Click on Add Mapping button.
- Add and select user fields in Google Directory, then map them to Service Provider attributes and Click on Finish button.
User Access to Configured App
- Go to SAML Apps again and click on OFF for everyone .
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Then, select ON for everyone to activate SSO.
- You have successfully configured G Suite / Google Apps as SAML IdP (Identity Provider) for achieving WordPress Google Apps Login / G Suite login using SAML Single Sign-On (SSO).
Note: If you intend to set up Attribute Mapping, Role Mapping, and other configurations on the Identity Provider's end, you can find detailed instructions in the provided setup guide, which is linked here.
2. Configuring WordPress as SP (Service Provider)
- Free
- Standard
- Premium
In the WordPress SAML SSO plugin, go to the Service Provider Setup tab of the plugin. There are two ways to configure the WordPress SSO plugin:
A. By uploading IDP metadata:
- Click on Upload IDP metadata button.
- Enter the Identity Provider Name
- You can either upload a metadata file and click on Upload button or use a metadata URL and click on Fetch Metadata.
B.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.
- Click on Test configuration to check the attributes and values sent by IDP.
Step 3: Attribute Mapping
- In the free plugin, only NameID is supported for Email and Username attributes of the WordPress user.
- When a user performs SSO, the NameID value sent by the IDP will get mapped to the email and username of the WordPress user.
Step 4: Role Mapping
- In the free plugin, you can choose a Default Role which will be assigned to all the non-admin users when they perform SSO.
- Go to Attribute/Role mapping tab and navigate to Role Mapping section.
- Select the Default Role and click on the Update button.
Step 5: SSO settings
- In the free plugin you can add a Single Sign-On button by enabling Add a Single Sign-On button on the WordPress Login Page toggle in Option 1.
- If your WordPress theme supports login widget, you can add a login widget to enable SP-Initiated SSO on your site.
- Navigate to Redirection and SSO links tab and follow the given steps given under Option 2: Use a Widget to add a login widget on your site.
In the WordPress SAML SSO plugin, go to the Service Provider Setup tab of the plugin. There are two ways to configure the WordPress SSO plugin:
A. By uploading IDP metadata:
- Click on Upload IDP metadata button.
- Enter the Identity Provider Name
- You can either upload a metadata file and click on Upload button or use a metadata URL and click on Fetch Metadata.
B.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.
- Click on Test configuration to check the attributes and values sent by IDP.
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 WordPress.
- In WordPress SAML plugin, go to Attribute/Role Mapping tab and fill up the following fields in Attribute Mapping section.
NOTE: If you click on Test Configuration button in Service Provider Setup tab and authenticate with your IDP, you can see a list of attributes sent by the IDP in the Attribute/Role mapping tab. This information can be used to provide the above mapping.
Step 4: Role Mapping
- Go to Attribute/Role mapping tab and navigate to Role Mapping section.
- Select the Default Role and click on the Save button.
In the standard plugin, you can choose a default role which will be assigned to all the non-admin users when they perform SSO.
Step 5: SSO settings
- Auto-Redirection from site: If this option is enabled, any unauthenticated user trying to access your site will get redirected to the IDP login page and after successful authentication, they will be redirected back to the same page on your site which they were trying to access.
- Go to Redirection and SSO Links tab of the plugin and navigate to Option 1: Auto - Redirection from site.
- Enable Redirect to IdP if user not logged in [PROTECT COMPLETE SITE]option.
- Auto-Redirection from WordPress Login: If this option is enabled, any unauthenticated user trying to access the default WordPress login page will get redirected to the IDP login page for authentication. After successful authentication, they will be redirected back to the WordPress site.
- Go to Redirection and SSO Links tab of the plugin and navigate to Option 2: Auto- Redirection from WordPress Login.
- Enable Redirect to IdP from WordPress Login Page option.
- SSO Links: You can add SSO links anywhere on your site using the Shortcode and Widget provided in Redirection and SSO Links tab > Option 3: SSO Links section of the plugin
In the Standard plugin you can enable SP-initiated SSO using the following options.
Steps:
Steps:
NOTE: Please enable the Backdoor login and note down the backdoor URL. This will allow you to access the WordPress login page in case you get locked out of the IDP.
In the WordPress SAML SSO plugin, go to the Service Provider Setup tab of the plugin. There are two ways to configure the WordPress SSO plugin:
A. By uploading IDP metadata:
- Click on Upload IDP metadata button.
- Enter the Identity Provider Name
- You can either upload a metadata file and click on Upload button or use a metadata URL and click on Fetch Metadata.
- In the Premium plugin, you can enable auto-sync for the metadata URL which will auto-update the plugin configuration as per the IDP metadata after a set interval of time
B.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.
- Click on Test configuration to check the attributes and values sent by IDP.
- In the Premium Plugin, you can provide the SAML Logout URL to achieve Single Logout on your WordPress site.
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 WordPress.
- In WordPress SAML plugin, go to Attribute/Role Mapping tab and fill up the following fields in Attribute Mapping section.
- Custom Attribute Mapping: This feature allows you to map any attribute sent by the IDP to the usermeta table of WordPress.
Step 4: Role Mapping
- From the Attribute Mapping section of the plugin, provide a mapping for the field named Group/Role. This attribute will contain the role related information sent by the IDP and will be used for Role Mapping.
- Navigate to role mapping section and provide the mappings for the highlighted roles.
- For example, If you want a user whose Group/Role attribute value is wp-editor to be assigned as an Editor in WordPress, just provide the mapping as wp-editor in the Editor field of Role Mapping section.
This feature allows you to assign and manage roles of the users when they perform SSO. Along with the default WordPress roles, this is compatible with any custom roles as well.
Step 5: SSO Settings
- Auto-Redirection from site: If this option is enabled, any unauthenticated user trying to access your site will get redirected to the IDP login page and after successful authentication they will be redirected back to the same page on your site which they were trying to access.
- Go to Redirection and SSO Links tab of the plugin and navigate to Option 1 : Auto-Redirection from site.
- Enable Redirect to IdP if user not logged in option.
- Auto-Redirection from WordPress Login: If this option is enabled, any unauthenticated user trying to access the default WordPress login page will get redirected to the IDP login page for authentication. After successful authentication, they will be redirected back to the WordPress site.
- Go to Redirection and SSO Links tab of the plugin and navigate to Option 2: Auto- Redirection from WordPress Login.
- Enable Redirect to IdP from WordPress Login Page option.
- Login Button: You can add a customized login button anywhere on your site or WordPress login page by navigating to Option 3: Login Button section of Redirection and SSO Links tab.
- SSO Links: You can add SSO links anywhere on your site using the Shortcode and Widget provided in Option 4: SSO Links section of Redirection and SSO Links tab.
In the Premium plugin you can enable SP-initiated SSO using the following options.
Steps:
Steps:
NOTE: Please enable the Backdoor login and note down the backdoor URL. This will allow you to access the WordPress login page in case you get locked out of the IDP login.
You have successfully configured WordPress (WP) as SAML SP for achieving WordPress G Suite Login / Google Apps login using SAML Single Sign-On (SSO).
In this Guide, you have successfully configured WordPress Google Apps login using SAML Single Sign-On (Google Apps SSO Login) choosing Google Apps as IdP and WordPress as SP with miniOrange plugin SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your WordPress (WP) site using Google Apps login credentials within minutes.
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- What is Single Sign-On (SSO) Login?
- How to setup SAML SSO Login with Google Apps/ G suite
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- G Suite SAML SSO Login - Attribute Mappings
- WordPress SSO for Educational Institutes
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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