WordPress G Suite Login using SAML Single Sign On | SSO with G Suite as SAML IDP
G Suite Single Sign-On (SSO) login for WordPress can be achieved by using our WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin. Our plugin is compatible with all the SAML compliant Identity Providers. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SSO login between WordPress site and G Suite by considering 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....read more
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).
Pre-requisites : Download And Installation
To configure G Suite as SAML IdP with WordPress, you will need to install the miniOrange WP SAML SP SSO plugin.
To setup WordPress Google Apps SSO / Google Apps login for WordPress (WP), you can also follow this step by step Setup Video.
Configuration Steps
Step 1: Setup Google Apps as IdP (Identity Provider)
Follow the following steps to Configure 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).
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.
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
EMAIL
Click on Continue button.
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 .
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.
You have successfully configured Google Apps as SAML IdP (Identity Provider) for achieving Google Apps SSO login into your WordPress (WP) Site.
Step 2: Configure 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.
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.
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
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 4: Role Mapping
In the standard 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 Save button.
Step 4: Role Mapping
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.
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.
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.
Step 5: SSO settings
In the Standard plugin you can enable SP-initiated SSO using the following options.
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.
Steps:
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.
Steps:
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.
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.
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
Step 5: SSO Settings
In the Premium plugin you can enable SP-initiated SSO using the following options.
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.
Steps:
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.
Steps:
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.
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.
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 this Guide, you have successfully configured Google Apps SAML Single Sign-On (Google Apps SSO Login) choosing Google Apps as IdP and WordPress as SP using 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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