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Shopify Single Sign-On (SSO) solution using Shibboleth as Identity Provider (IDP)

miniOrange allows Shibboleth to act as an IDP (Identity Provider), which allows users to Single Sign-On (SSO) into Shopify using Shibboleth Credentials. Our application is compatible with all the SAML / OAuth compliant Identity Providers. We will go through a step-by-step guide to configure Single Sign-On (SSO) into Shopify using Shibboleth as IdP (Identity Provider) and Shopify store as SP (Service Provider).

Pre-requisite : Single Sign On - SSO Application

To configure SSO with Shibboleth as IDP, you will need to install the miniOrange Single Sign On - SSO Application on your Shopify store:

Shopify Single Sign-On (SSO)

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miniOrange Provides Secure Single Sign-On (SSO) access to your Shopify applications(both plus and Non plus Stores).

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Step by Step guide for Configuring Single Sign-On (SSO) into Shopify using Shibboleth as an Identity Provider (IDP).

1. Configuring Shopify as Service Provider (SP) in Shibboleth

In conf/idpproperties, uncomment and set 'idp.encryption.optionaI' to true.

  eg. idp.encryption.optional = true

In conf/metadata-providers.xml, configure Service Provider like this

     <MetadataProvider xmlns:samlmd="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" 

       id="miniOrangeInLineEntity" xsi:type="InlineMetadataProvider" sortKey="1"> 

         <samlmd:EntityDescriptor ID="entity" entityID="<SP-EntityID/Issuer from SP info tab in plugin.>" 

         validUntil="2020-09-06T04:13:32Z"> 

         <samlmd:SPSSODescriptor AuthnRequestsSigned="false" WantAssertionsSigned="true" 

         protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol"> 

           <samlmd:NameIDFormat> 

             urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress 

           </samlmd:NameIDFormat> 

         <samlmd:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" 

         Location="<ACS (AssertionConsumerService) URL from Step1 of the plugin under IDP Tab.>" 

           index="1" /> 

         </samlmd:SPSSODescriptor> 

         </samlmd:EntityDescriptor> 

     </MetadataProvider>

In conf/saml-nameid.properties, uncomment and set default NameID as Email Address like this

   idp.nameid.saml2.default=urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress

In conf/saml-nameid-xml, search for shibboleth.SAML2NameIDGenerators. Uncomment the shibboleth.SAML2AttributeSourcedGenerator bean and comment all other ref beans

   <!-- SAML 2 NameID Generation --> 

   <util:list id="shibboleth.SAML2NameIDGenerators">  

     <!--<ref bean="shibboleth.SAML2TransientGenerator" /> --> 

     <!-->ref bean="shibboleth.SAML2PersistentGenerator" /> -->  

     <bean parent="shibboleth.SAML2AttributeSourcedGenerator"    

     p:format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress"  

     p:attributeSourceIds="#{ {'email'} }" /> 

   </util:list>

Make sure you have defined AttributeDefinition in conf/attribute-resolver.xml.

   <!-- Note: AttributeDefinitionid must be same as what you provided in attributeSourceIds in conf/saml-nameid.xml --> 

   <resolver:AttributeDefinitionxsi:type="ad:Simple" id="email" sourceAttributeID="mail"> 

     <resolver:Dependency ref="ldapConnector" /> 

     <resolver:AttributeEncoderxsi:type="enc:SAML2String" name="email"  friendlyName="email" /> 

   </resolver:AttributeDefinition > 


                          
   <resolver:DataConnector id="ldapConnector" xsi:type="dc:LDAPDirectory" ldapURL="%{idp.authn.LDAP.ldapURL}" 

     baseDN="%{idp.authn.LDAP.baseDN}" principal="%{idp.authn.LDAP.bindDN}" 

     principalCredential="%{idp.authn.LDAP.bindDNCredential}">  

                          
     <dc:FilterTemplate> 

       <!-- Define you User Search Filter here -->  

       <![CDATA[   (&(objectclass=*)(cn=$requestContext.principalName))   ]]> 

     </dc:FilterTemplate> 
 

                          
     <dc:ReturnAttributes>*</dc:ReturnAttributes> 

   </resolver:DataConnector>

Make sure you have AttributeFilterPolicy defined in conf/attribute-filter.xml.

   <afp:AttributeFilterPolicy id="ldapAttributes"> 

   <afp:PolicyRequirementRulexsi:type="basic:ANY"/> 

     <afp:AttributeRuleattributeID="email"> 

       <afp:PermitValueRulexsi:type="basic:ANY"/> 

     </afp:AttributeRule> 

   </afp:AttributeFilterPolicy>

Restart the Shibboleth Server.

2. Configure Shibboleth as an Identity Provider (IDP) in Shopify

Go to your Shopify store, click on the Apps tab and select the Single Sign On - SSO Login application.

shopify app section - single sign on application

Click on the Setup IDP button in the top left in the navigation bar.

Single Sign-On (SSO)for Shopify (Plus and Non Plus), Configure IDP for enabling Single Sign-On (SSO)

From the left navigation bar select Identity Provider. Click on Add Identity Provider.

Shibboleth as IDP - Single Sign-On SSO Shopify - add identity provider

Select SAML. Click on Import IDP metadata and browse for the file downloaded in step 1.

Shibboleth as IDP - Single Sign-On SSO Shopify - Select SAML IDP and import metadata

Enter Shibboleth as IDP name and click on Save.
You can also provide the details manually. You need to configure following endpoints:

IDP Entity ID	https://<your_domain>/idp/shibboleth
Single Login URL	https://<your_domain>/idp/profile/SAML2/Redirect/SSO
Single Logout URL	https://<your_domain>/idp/shibboleth
X.509 Certificate	The public key certificate of your Shibboleth server.

Step 3: Test Shibboleth IDP Connection

Go to Identity Providers tab.
Click on Select >> Test Connection option against the Shibboleth Identity Provider you configured.

Shibboleth as IDP - Single Sign-On SSO Shopify - Test Shibboleth IDP Connection

On entering valid Shibboleth IDP credentials you will see Test Successful pop-up window as shown in the below screenshot.

Shibboleth as IDP - Single Sign-On SSO Shopify - Shibboleth Identity Provider Connection Success

4. Testing SSO for your Shopify Store

Go to your Shopify Store login page.(https://<your-shopify-storedomain>/account/login)
Click on the login button you customized earlier.

You’ll be redirected to the login page of the Shibboleth you configured in previous step. Log in with your Shibboleth account credentials.
You’ll be successfully logged in to your Shopify store.

Hence you have successfully configured Shopify Single Sign-On (SSO) using Shibboleth as IDP and Shopify as SP using miniOrange Single Sign-On (SSO) login application. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your Shopify store using Shibboleth login credentials within minutes.

Troubleshooting

invalid_request

This may be because your primary domain would be different from your Shopify domain. To check your primary domain and make SSO work, follow the steps given here.

shopify_plan_expired

This issue arises when either the trial period of your Development plan is expired. Or if your plan is not auto-renewed from the Shopify end. Contact us at shopifysupport@xecurify.com to resolve the plan upgrade issue and get smooth functioning of the SSO – Single Sign On Application.

invalid_attributes_received

As email is a required entity in Shopify for account creation as well as login operation, Single Sign On is not successful in this case. To resolve this error, please follow given here.

encountered_an_error

When I am performing SSO, I am getting ‘Please verify if Shopify App is installed’ error. To resolve this error, please follow given here.

If your error or query is not listed here, click here to see others.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

I have followed the steps to set IdP but where can I check SSO?

Follow the steps outlined here to configure SSO in Shopify with your preferred IDP.

I installed the Shopify SSO application. I clicked on the “SETUP IDP” option but nothing opened up.

Redirection to any other site might be blocked in the browser. Please follow the steps given here to resolve the issue.

When I try to perform SSO, I get redirected to the “Incorrect App Configuration” page and then after subsequent attempts, I get redirected to https://store.xecurify.com/moas/login page.

You might be trying to perform SSO in the different tab of the same browser where you have opened our Single Sign-On – SSO Application or accessed the configuration portal of our application. In this case, SSO will be restricted due to security reasons.
Try to perform Single Sign On in a new incognito/private window or in a different browser in order to make SSO work.

After performing SSO, I want my customers to redirect to the collections or discount offer page.

Follow the steps outlined here to redirect your customer to collections/cart or any other page.

How do I enable the SSO application’s auto redirect to IDP feature on my Shopify store?

You must upgrade to the SSO application’s Enterprise plan to enable the Auto-Redirect to the IDP feature. Follow the steps outlined here to enable this feature.