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SAML Single Sign-on (SSO Login) into Joomla using WSO2


miniOrange Joomla SAML SP SSO plugin helps you to integrate your Joomla site to WSO2 using SAML 2.0 protocol. Our user-friendly plugin simplifies the process of setting up Single Sign-on (SSO) with WSO2 in Joomla, ensuring a secure login experience. This enables users to access various Joomla sites effortlessly using their WSO2 IDP credentials.

Our plugin is designed to be compatible with Joomla 3, 4 as well as 5 and works seamlessly with all SAML 2.0 compliant Identity Providers. For a detailed overview of the comprehensive features offered by the Joomla SAML SP plugin, please visit our page here. Below, we provide a step-by-step guide on configuring SAML SSO login between your Joomla site and WSO2, with WSO2 serving as the Identity Provider (IDP) and Joomla as the Service Provider (SP).

What is SSO ?


Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication method that enables users to access multiple applications with one-click login and one set of credentials. For example, after users log in to your Joomla site, they can automatically access all resources of the Joomla site. The implementation of SSO involves configuring one system to trust another for user authentication, removing the need for users to log in separately to each system. The system that authenticates users is called an Identity Provider. The system that trusts the Identity Provider for authentication is called the Service Provider.
In this context, the system responsible for authenticating users is referred to as the Identity Provider (IDP), while the system relying on the Identity Provider for authentication is known as the Service Provider (SP). When a user initiates a login attempt, the Service Provider sends a SAML request to the Identity Provider. Upon successful IDP authentication, SAML assertions containing user information are transmitted back to the Service Provider. Subsequently, the Service Provider receives the assertion, verifies it based on the Identity Provider configuration, and grants the user access to your Joomla website.

Pre-requisites: Download And Installation

Steps to Integrate WSO2 Single Sign-On (SSO) with Joomla SAML SP

1. Setup Joomla SAML SP plugin

  • Download the zip file for the miniOrange SAML SP plugin for Joomla.
  • Login into your Joomla site’s Administrator console.
  • From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extensions.
  • Now click on Or Browse for file button to locate and install the plugin file downloaded earlier.
  • Install the SAML SP Plugin from your computer
  • Installation of plugin is successful. Now click on Get Started!
  • Start Using miniOrange SAML SP plugin
  • Go to the Service Provider Metadata tab and scroll down to copy the SP-EntityID and the ACS URL.
  • Copy SP-EntityID and ACS URL

2. Configure WSO2 as IdP

  • Login to your WSO2 admin console.
  • From the left navigation menu, select Add under Service Provider tab.
  • WSO2 SAML Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla | Login using WSO2 into Joomla
  • In the Add New Service Provider page, configure the following:
  • Select Mode:
    Manual Configuration
    Service Provider Name:
    Joomla
    Service Provider description:
    (Optional) Enter a description
  • Click on Register.
  • WSO2 SAML Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla | Login using WSO2 authentication into Joomla

miniorange img Basic Information

  • Select SP Certificate Type: Use SP JWKS endpoint
  • SaaS Application: Checked (Optional)
  • WSO2 SAML Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla | Login using WSO2 authentication into Joomla

miniorange img Claim Configuration

  • Select Claim mapping Dialect: Use Local Claim Dialect.
  • Click on Add Claim URI you can add multiple claims/attributes for Attribute Mapping (such as
    emailaddress, firstname, lastname, telephone, etc).
  • Subject Claim URI: https://wso2.org/claims/fullname.
  • WSO2 SAML Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla | Login using WSO2 into Joomla

miniorange img Role/Permission Configuration

  • Expand the Role/Permission Configuration section, and then expand the Permissions as well as the Role Mapping sections.
  • Click Add Permission and specify the service provider specific permission that you want to add.
  • Click Add Role Mapping and enter appropriate values for the Local Role as well as the Service Provider Role.
  • WSO2 SAML Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla | Login using WSO2 into Joomla

miniorange img Inbound Authentication Configuration

  • Go to SAML2 Web SSO Configuration.
  • Click on Configure.
  • WSO2 SAML Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla | Login using WSO2 into Joomla
  • In Register New Service Provider page, Select Mode as URL Configuration.
  • Copy the Metadata URL from Service Provider Metadata tab in the plugin.
  • Paste the URL in the text box under Upload Service Provider Metadata from URL.
  • Click on the Upload button.
  • WSO2 SAML Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla | Login using WSO2 into Joomla
  • Click on the OK button.
  • WSO2 SAML Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla | Login using WSO2 into Joomla

miniorange img Identity Provider Metadata

  • Under Inbound Authentication Configuration, click on SAML2 Web SSO Configuration.
  • Click Edit besides the Issuer of your Service Provider.
  • WSO2 SAML Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla | Login using WSO2 into Joomla
  • You can verify the details of your Service Provider here.
  • Check the Enable Attribute Profile and Include Attribute in the Response Always for Attribute Mapping.
  • Click on Download IDP Metadata button.
  • Click on Update button.
  • WSO2 SAML Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla | Login using WSO2 into Joomla
  • Keep this IDP metadata for configurations of Joomla SAML SP plugin.

3. Configure WSO2 with Joomla

In Joomla SAML plugin, go to Service Provider Setup tab. There are three ways to configure the plugin:

SAML SSO Single-Sign-On By Uploading Metadata File:

  • In Joomla SAML plugin, go to Service Provider Setup tab, then click on Upload IDP metadata.
  • Upload IDP Metadata

SAML SSO Single-Sign-On By Metadata URL:

  • Enter Metadata URL (Copied from WSO2) and click on Fetch Metadata.
  • Upload IDP Metadata

SAML SSO Single-Sign-On Manual Configuration:

  • Copy SAML Entity ID, SAML Single-Sign-On Endpoint URL and X.509 certificate from Federation Metadata document and paste it in Idp Entity ID or Issuer, Single Sign-on URL, X.509 Certificate fields respectively in the plugin.
IdP Entity ID or Issuer
SAML Entity ID in the Federation Metadata document
Single Sign-On URL
SAML Single-Sign-On Endpoint URL in the Federation Metadata document
X.509 Certificate Value
X.509 Certificate in the Federation Metadata document

    manual Configuration
  • Click on Save button and then Test Configuration button.
  • Save configuration
  • Once the test configuration is successful you will get the following window.
  • Test configuration
  • Congratulations we have successfully configured Joomla SAML Service Provider with WSO2 as Identity Provider.

4. Attribute Mapping - This is Premium feature.

  • Attributes are user details that are stored in your Identity Provider.
  • Attribute Mapping helps you to get user attributes from your Identity Provider (IDP) and map them to Joomla user attributes like firstname, lastname, address, phone etc.
  • While auto registering the users in your Joomla site these attributes will automatically get mapped to your Joomla user details.
  • Go to Attribute Mapping tab and fill in all the fields.
  • Username:
    Name of the username attribute from IdP (Keep NameID by default)
    Email:
    Name of the email attribute from IdP (Keep NameID by default)
    First Name:
    Name of the first name attribute from IDP
    Last Name:
    Name of the last name attribute from IDP

    Attribute Mapping
  • You can check the Test Configuration Results under Service Provider Setup tab to get a better idea of which values to map here.

Step 5. Group Mapping - This is Premium feature.

  • Group/Role mapping helps you to assign specific roles to users of a certain group in your Identity Provider (IdP).
  • While auto registering, the users are assigned roles based on the group they are mapped to.
  • Group Mapping

Step 6. Redirection & SSO Links.

  • Go to Login Settings tab. You can add login Url to Perform SAML SSO in your Joomla site by following the steps below.
  • There are multiple features availabe in this tab like Auto redirect the user to Identity Provider and Enable Backend Login for Super Users. To use these features, click on the respective checkboxes.
  • Joomla Single Sign On SSO SAML SP Signin Settings
  • Congratulations, you have successfully configured the miniOrange SAML SP plugin with your WSO2 as IDP.
  • Click on the Upgrade Plans tab to check out our complete list of features and various licensing plans. OR you can click here to check features and licensing plans.
  • If you want to purchase any of the paid version of the plugin, you have to register/login with us in Account Setup tab. OR you can register/login here.
  • In case, you are facing some issue or have any question in mind, you can reach out to us by sending us your query through the Support button in the plugin or by sending us a mail at joomlasupport@xecurify.com.

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