SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) For Shopify Using Gigya as Identity Provider
miniOrange allows Gigya to act as an IDP (Identity Provider), which allows users to Single Sign-On (SSO) into Shopify using Gigya 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 Gigya as IdP (Identity Provider) and Shopify store as SP (Service Provider).
Pre-requisite : Shopify Single Sign On - SSO Login Application
To configure SSO into Shopify with Gigya as IDP, you will need to install the miniOrange Shopify Single Sign On - SSO Login Application on your store:
miniOrange Provides Secure Single Sign-On (SSO) access to your Shopify store (both plus and Non plus).
Step by Step guide for Configuring Gigya as IDP for SSO into Shopify
1. Configure Shopify as SP in Gigya
- Login into your Gigya Admin Dashboard.
- In Gigya Developer site, select the Site for which you want to setup SSO.
- Click on the SAML Identity Provider tab and select Configure SAML IDP Settings to configure the Identity Provider.
- Add the required page URL's and click on Save Settings.
- Under the SAML SPs section, click on Add button.
- For the above SAML configuration you need to get the Entity ID and ACS URL from Shopify
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Now go to your Shopify store and navigate to App section and click on miniOrange Single Sign On - SSO
login application.
- Click on Setup IDP button in the left navigation bar.
- Click on Configure SSO >> Add Identity Provider.
- Select SAML protocol. Now click on the Click here link to get miniOrange metadata as shown in
Screen below.
- For SP - INITIATED SSO section Select Show Metadata Details.
- Enter the values in basic SAML configuration.
Single sign on URL ACS URL Audience URI (SP Entity ID) Entity ID or Issuer - Scroll down to the Attribute Map section and click on Add attribute button.
- Map the attributes as shown in the below image and click on Add button.
You have successfully completed Gigya side configuration.
2. Configure Gigya as IDP in Shopify
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Again navigate to the App section of Shopify store and click on miniOrange Single Sign On - SSO
Login application.
- Click on Setup IDP button in the top left in navigation bar.
- From the left navigation bar select Configure SSO and click on Add Identity Provider.
- Select SAML and click on Import IDP metadata.
- Navigate to SAML Identity Provider tab in Gigya and then click on SAML IDP Metadata.
- Copy the metadata url and navigate back to the miniOrange Single Sign-On - SSO Login application dashboard.
- Add appropriate IDP Name and paste the copied link in IDP metadata section.
- Click on Import and then click on Save.
You have successfully completed Shopify side configuration.
3. Test Connection
- Go to Configure SSO tab.
- Click on Select >> Test Connection option against the Identity Provider you configured.
- On entering valid Gigya credentials you will see a pop-up window which as shown in below screen.
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 IDP you configured in previous step. Log in with your IDP account credentials.
- You’ll be successfully logged in to your Shopify store.
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.
Choose your preferred Identity Provider and start setting up SSO for Shopify right away
Additional Resources
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