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SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) for WordPress using JumpCloud as IDP | JumpCloud SSO Login


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JumpCloud 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 JumpCloud by considering JumpCloud as IdP (Identity Provider) and WordPress as SP (Service Provider).

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

To configure JumpCloud as SAML IdP with WordPress, you will need to install the miniOrange WP SAML SP SSO plugin:

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Step-by-step Video to Setup SSO between WordPress and JumpCloud

Steps to configure JumpCloud Single Sign-On (SSO) Login into WordPress (WP):

1. Setup JumpCloud as IdP (Identity Provider)

Follow the steps below to configure JumpCloud as IdP

miniorange img Configure JumpCloud as IdP
  • In the miniOrange SAML SP SSO plugin, navigate to 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 Identity Provider.
  • JumpCloud as IDP - Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - JumpCloud SSO Login with SAML / OAuth - WordPress SAML upload metadata
  • Login to your JumpCloud Administrator Console at https://console.jumpcloud.com
  • Click on administrator Login.
  • Configure JumpCloud as IDP - SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - JumpCloud SSO Login administator login
  • Login with your JumpCloud administrator Login credentials.
  • Configure JumpCloud as IDP - SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - JumpCloud SSO Login login page
  • Go to User Authentication > SSO.
  • Configure JumpCloud as IDP - SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - JumpCloud SSO Login user authentication sso
  • Select the + in the upper left.
  • Configure JumpCloud as IDP - SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - JumpCloud SSO Login add new sso
  • Search for WordPress in the search box and then click on configure.
  • Configure JumpCloud as IDP - SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - JumpCloud SSO Login search wordpress
  • In General Info, enter the following:
  • Display Label Name Enter a label for Service Provider.
    Description Enter description for your application.
    Configure JumpCloud as IDP - SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - JumpCloud SSO Login general setting
  • In Single Sign-On Configuration, enter the following:
  • Idp Entity ID Enter SP Entity ID / Issuer from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the module.
    SP Entity ID Enter SP Entity ID / Issuer from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the module.
    ACS URL Enter ACS URL from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the module.
    IDP URL Create custom url where users will be redirected for authentication.
    Configure JumpCloud as IDP - SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - JumpCloud SSO Login single sign configuration

    miniorange img Attribute Mapping

    • Under the user Attribute Mapping configure the following
    • Service Provider Attribute Name JumpCloud Attribute Name
      First Name firstname
      Last Name lastname
    • To add more attributes click on add attributes.
    • Then click on activate to save your application
    • Configure JumpCloud as IDP - SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - JumpCloud SSO Login Attributes Configure JumpCloud as IDP - SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - JumpCloud SSO Login application
    • To get the IDP metadata tick the application check box and click on Export Metadata .
    • Configure JumpCloud as IDP - SAML Single Sign-On(SSO) for WordPress - JumpCloud SSO Login export metadata

    You have successfully configured JumpCloud as SAML IdP (Identity Provider) for achieving JumpCloud SSO login into your WordPress Site.


2. Configuring WordPress as SP (Service Provider)


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.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-upload 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.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Test configuration

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.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-attribute mapping

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.
  • wWordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-role mapping

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.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-SSO button
  • 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.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-sso setting

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.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Test configuration

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.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-attribute mapping

    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

    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.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-role mapping

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.
    • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-optin 1

  • 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.
    • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-optin 2

      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
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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
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-enableauto scan

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.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Test configuration
  • 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.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-attribute mapping
  • Custom Attribute Mapping: This feature allows you to map any attribute sent by the IDP to the usermeta table of WordPress.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-attribute mapping

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.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-role mapping
  • 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 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.
    • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-optin 1

  • 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.
    • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-optin 2

      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.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-optin 3
  • 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.
  • WordPress SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Login-optin 4

You have successfully configured WordPress (WP) as SAML SP for achieving JumpCloud SSO login into your WordPress (WP) Site.

In this Guide, you have successfully configured JumpCloud SAML Single Sign-On (JumpCloud Login - SSO) choosing JumpCloud 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 JumpCloud login credentials within minutes.


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