SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) For Shopify Using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) as IdP

Overview

miniOrange allows Azure AD to act as an IdP (Identity Provider), which allows users to Single Sign-On (SSO) into Shopify using (Azure AD) Microsoft Entra ID 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 (Microsoft Entra ID) Azure AD as IdP (Identity Provider) and Shopify store as SP (Service Provider).

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Pre-requisites: Single Sign On - SSO Login Application

To configure Microsoft Entra SSO into Shopify using (Microsoft Entra ID) Azure AD as an identity provider (IdP), you will need to install the miniOrange Shopify Single Sign On - SSO Login Application on your store.

Configuration Steps

Step by Step guide for Single Sign-On in Shopify Store Using (Azure AD) Microsoft Entra

Step 1: Configuring Shopify as Service Provider (SP) in (Microsoft Entra) Azure AD

Follow the steps given below to configure the service provider (SP) for setting up Shopify SSO with Microsoft Entra ID.

• Login into your (Microsoft Entra) Azure AD Portal
• Select Microsoft Entra ID.

• Navigate to Add >> Enterprise Application.

• Click on Create your own Application.

• Enter the name of your app, then select the Non-gallery application section and click on Create button.

• Click on Setup Single sign-on.

• Select the SAML tab.

• Click on Edit.

• For the above SAML configuration, you need to get the Entity ID and ACS URL from Shopify.
• Now 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.

• Now choose Azure AD from the list of IdPs.

• Click on the Get metadata button, as shown on the below screen to get the service provider metadata.

• SP - INITIATED SSO
• IdP - INITIATED SSO

• Navigate to the SP Initiated Metadata section and copy down the ACS URL and Entity ID or Issuer.

• Navigate to IdP Initiated Metadata section and copy down the ACS URL and Entity ID or Issuer.

• Enter the values in the basic SAML configuration as shown in the below screen.

Identifier (Entity ID)	Entity ID or Issuer
Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL)	ACS URL

• By default, the following Attributes will be sent in the SAML token. You can view or edit the claims sent in the SAML token to the application under the Attributes tab.
• Click on Edit to add or edit claims.

• Click on Add new claim.

• Example: In Microsoft Entra ID, add a claim for the Country attribute by specifying the claim name.
• Select the source attribute as user.country and click on Save.

• Copy the App Federation Metadata URL. This will be used while configuring the (Microsoft Entra ID) Azure AD as IdP in Step 2.

• Assign users and groups to your SAML application.
• As a security control, (Microsoft Entra ID) Azure AD will not issue a token allowing a user to sign in to the application unless (Microsoft Entra ID) Azure AD has granted access to the user. Users may be granted access directly, or through group membership.
• Click on Users and Groups from the application's left-hand navigation menu. The next screen presents the options for assigning the users/groups to the application.

• After clicking on Add User, Select Users and Groups in the Add Assignment screen.
• The next screen presents the option for selecting user or invite an external user. Select the appropriate user and click on the Select button.

• Here, you can also assign a role to this user under the Select Role section. Finally, click on the Assign button to assign that user or group to the SAML application.

You have successfully completed (Microsoft Entra ID) Azure AD side configuration.

Step 2: Configure (Microsoft Entra) Azure AD as Identity Provider (IdP) in Shopify

Follow the steps given below to configure the identity provider (IDP) for setting up Entra with Shopify SSO.

• Navigate back to the miniOrange Single Sign On-SSO application

• Select SAML protocol.

• From the list of IdPs, select Entra ID (Azure AD).

• Click on the Import IdP Metadata button.

• Select the upload method as Metadata Link. Paste the copied XML file link from Step 1 and Click on Import.

• Add the appropriate IdP Name and click on Save.

Step 3: Test Connection

• After saving the IdP configuration, you will be redirected to the Test Connection step for integrating Shopify SSO with Entra ID.
• 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 Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) 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.

Step 4: Attribute Mapping

Map important identity provider (IdP) attributes to configure Shopify Microsoft Entra SSO

• Click on the + Attribute Mapping button to map attributes between Shopify and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).

• Map the attributes by referring to the table below:

• Click on Next.

Step 5: 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
• Shopify Single Sign-On (SSO)
• 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.