Setup Single Sign-On (SSO) Between Two Shopify Stores

Overview

You can enable Single Sign-On (SSO) between two Shopify stores by using the Shopify SSO and Shopify Store as IDP applications, which allows users to log in to one Shopify store using the credentials from the other Shopify store. One Shopify Store will act as an IDP (Identity Provider), storing all of your user's credentials, and these credentials will be used to log in to the other Shopify Store, which will act as a Service Provider (SP). This guide will walk you through the implementation of SSO into Multiple Shopify Stores, which ensures a secure and user-friendly authentication process across the two Shopify storefronts.

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Pre-requisite: Shopify Single Sign-On - SSO Application

To configure SSO between two Shopify Stores, you will need two Shopify stores. On the 1st store add Shopify SSO application and on the 2nd Store add Shopify Store as IDP application.

SSO between Two Shopify Stores and Store as IDP Applications

• Visit Shopify app store.
• Search for miniOrange SSO.
• Add Shopify Single Sign-On (SSO) application on your 1st Store.
• Add Shopify Store as IDP application on your 2nd Store.

Configuration Steps

Step by Step guide for Configuring SSO between two Shopify Stores

Step 1: Get Service Provider (SP) Metadata from 1st Shopify Store

• Go to your Shopify store & navigate to the App section and click on Single Sign On - SSO login application.

• Click on the Add Identity Provider button to add your IDP.

• Select SAML protocol.

• From the list of identity providers (IDPs), select Custom IDP.

• Click on the Get Metadata button to retrieve the Service Provider (Shopify) metadata.

• For SP-Initiated SSO, note down the required details to configure SSO in your custom IDP.

Step 2: Configure 1st Shopify store as SP in 2nd Shopify Store

• Go to the 2nd Shopify store, click on Apps tab and select Store as IDP-SSO login application.

• From the left navigation bar select Apps and click on Add Application button.

• Go to SAML tab and search for custom and select Custom SAML App.

• Click on Import SP metadata option.

• Upload the metadata file downloaded in Step 1.

• Enter the values corresponding to the information from 1st Shopify Store. Refer to the table below.

• Click on the Save button to save your configuration.

Get IDP Metadata:

• Navigate to Select option and choose Metadata tab against the Service Provider you configured.

• Now copy the Metedata URL under INFORMATION REQUIRED TO AUTHENTICATE VIA EXTERNAL IDPS section.

Step 3: Configure 2nd Shopify store as IDP in 1st Shopify Store

• Navigate back to the miniOrange Single Sign On-SSO application and click on Add identity Provider button.



• Select SAML protocol.



• Now choose Custom IDP from the list of identity providers (IDPs).



• Click on the Import IDP Metadata button.



• Select the upload method as Metadata Link. Paste the copied XML file link from above and Click on Import.



• Add the appropriate IDP Name and click on Save.



• Click on Save.

Step 4: Test Connection

• After saving the IDP configuration, you will be redirected to the Test Connection step.
  Please perform Test Connection before mapping or fetching attributes, test connection ensures that your IDP configuration is correct.
• Click on the Test Connection button.

• On entering valid IDP credentials you will see a pop-up window which is shown in the below screen.

• Click on the Fetch Attributes button to fetch the IDP attribute.

• Click on the + Attribute Mapping button to map attributes between Shopify and your IDP.

• Map the attributes by referring to the table below:

• Click on Next.

Step 5: Attribute Mapping in Store as IDP App

• Navigate to the homepage of the Store as IDP-SSO Login to Apps application.
• Click on the Edit option, corresponding to the application you have configured.

• To add Shopify customer attributes, click on the plus icon.

• You can configure and map various Shopify customer attributes, such as city, province, and phone number, to seamlessly transfer these attributes from the second store to the first store during the single sign-on (SSO) process.
• You can also configure metafield mapping as well.

Step 6: Enable & Test SSO Configurations

Select Shopify Store Type:

• Non-Plus Store
• Plus Store

SSO Configuration in Non-Plus Shopify Stores

Choose the type of account you have enabled on your Shopify Store:

• Customer Accounts
• Legacy Customer Accounts

• Go to the application dashboard, enable the customer accounts extension as shown in the below image.

• Enable the New Customer Accounts extension and click on Save.

• Navigate to the application home page and enable the IDP Login toggle option against the IDP you have configured.

Testing Single Sign-On (SSO) for your Shopify store

• Go to your Shopify Store.(https://<your-shopify-storedomain>)
• Click on the User login icon.

• You’ll be redirected to the login page of the identity provider (IDP) you configured in the previous step. Log in with your IDP account credentials.
• Next, enter the six-digit OTP that will be sent to your registered email address. (This is a one-time process)

• You’ll be successfully logged in to your Shopify store.

• Go to the application dashboard, you will see a warning box to add the login button extension on the Account page, click on the login widget extension link as shown in the below image to enable it.

• Navigate to the application home page and enable the IDP Login toggle option against the IDP you have configured.

• If you want to configure SSO into Shopify using multiple IDPs, then select your IDP from the list provided here, and setup SSO using that IDP.
• Enable the IDP login toggle option for enabling SSO into Shopify using multiple IDPs.

Testing Single Sign-On (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 identity provider (IDP) login page. Now log in with your existing account credentials.

• After login, if you encounter an "invalid or missing reCAPTCHA token" error, accompanied by a "Something went wrong" message, refer to this FAQ to resolve the error.

SSO Configuration in Plus Shopify Stores

Choose the type of account you have enabled on your Shopify Store:

• Customer Accounts
• Legacy Customer Accounts

• Go back to the SSO application, and navigate to Connect Store tab. Copy the Client ID, Client Secret, Post-Logout Redirect URL and Discovery Endpoint URL and keep them handy.

• Click on the Customer Accounts link as shown in the below image.

• Select the Customer accounts option recommended by Shopify & look for the Identity Provider option, if not present please reach out to shopifysupport@xecurify.com.

• If the identity provider is present, click on Manage.

• Click on Connect to Provider button.

• Add the Identity Provider name and fill in the details such as Discovery endpoint URL, Client ID, Client secret, Additional Scopes, Post-logout redirect URI parameter that you copied from above step. Click on Save.

• Once the Identity Provider has been added, do the Test Connection.

• After verifying the flow make the identity provider as Active.

• Navigate to the application home page and enable the IDP Login toggle option against the IDP you have configured.

Testing Single Sign-On (SSO) for your Shopify store

• Go to your Shopify Store.(https://<your-shopify-storedomain>)
• Click on the User login icon.

• You’ll be redirected to the login page of the identity provider (IDP) you configured in the previous step. Log in with your IDP account credentials.

• You’ll be successfully logged in to your Shopify store.

• Now, click on the Setup Guide button and follow the steps mentioned to get multipass token.

• Enable the Multipass Token option. Refer to this Faq to get the Multipass token value and paste it in the below field.

• Click on Save.

• Go to the application dashboard, you will see a warning box to add the login button extension on the Account page, click on the login widget extension link as shown in the below image to enable it.

• Navigate to the application home page and enable the IDP Login toggle option against the IDP you have configured.

• If you want to configure SSO into Shopify using multiple IDPs, then select your IDP from the list provided here, and setup SSO using that IDP.
• Enable the IDP login toggle option for enabling SSO into Shopify using multiple IDPs.

Testing Single Sign-On (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 identity provider (IDP) login page. Now log in with your existing account credentials.

• If you encounter an "invalid or missing reCAPTCHA token" error, accompanied by a "Something went wrong" message, refer to this FAQ to resolve the error.

• You’ll be successfully logged in to your Shopify store.

Additional Resources

• Shopify Security Solutions
• SSO between Two Shopify Stores
• Shopify Content restriction
• Shopify Subscription

Get in Touch

Please reach out to us at shopifysupport@xecurify.com, and our team will assist you with setting up the Shopify SSO application. Our team will help you to select the best suitable solution/plan as per your requirement.