SAML Single Sign-On into workplace by Facebook using Joomla IDP Plugin | Facebook SSO
SAML Single Sign-On into workplace by Facebook using Joomla IDP Plugin | Facebook SSO
Workplace
Login using Joomla Users ( Joomla as SAML IDP ) plugin gives you the ability to use your Joomla credentials to log into Workplace. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SSO between Workplace as Service Provider and Joomla as an Identity Provider.
Pre-requisites : Download And Installation
- You may install the plugin by following these steps.
Steps for Integration of Joomla Single Sign-On (SSO) with Workplace as Service Provider
1. Configure Workplace as the Service Provider (SP)
- Login to Workplace by Facebook SP.
- Navigate to Admin Panel > Security > Authentication.
- Check the Single-Sign On (SSO) box:
- Scroll down to the SAML configuration. You will now see your Audience URL, Recipient URL, and ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL.
- Copy all the values from SAML Configuration and paste it into Identity Provider tab of the miniOrange joomla SAML IDP Plugin
- Click on Save Configuration button.
- Click Test SSO in Workplace by Facebook SP.
- You will see a pop-up window confirming that the SAML connection is established correctly.
- Click Save in Workplace by Facebook SP:
Enter the following:
| Default for new users: | Select a required option. |
| SAML Authentication: | Select the required settings. |
| SAML URL: | SAML Login URL from the Identity Provider Metadata tab in miniOrange Joomla SAML IDP Plugin |
| SAML Issuer URI: | IDP-Entity ID / Issuer from URL from the Identity Provider Metadata tab in miniOrange Joomla SAML IDP Plugin |
| SAML Certificate: | Certificate from the Identity Provider Metadata tab in miniOrange Joomla SAML IDP Plugin |
In this, you have successfully integrated Workplace - SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) with plugin- Login using Joomla Users ( Joomla as SAML IDP ). Configuring Workplace as SP and Joomla as IDP. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure Single Sign-On (SSO) access with SAML 2.0 Authentication into Workplace using Joomla login credentials.
2: Configuring Joomla as Identity Provider (IDP)
- Download SAML 2.0 IdP for Joomla from Here.
- Login to the administrator section of your Joomla 4 website :–
- From the dashboard of Joomla 4 site. Click on System to install the plugin
- Under System Install Extentions .
- Drag and drop your miniorange-joomla-saml-idp.zip file in the area indicated in the image below or browse and select the file to install the plugin.
- Now go to Components miniOrange Joomla IDP Service Provider
- Under Service Provider tab and fill in the Service Provider Name, SP Entity ID or Issuer, ACS URL and NameID Format. You will get these details from the Service Provider that you are using. Fill in the other fields according to your requirements. Click on Save.
- Click on NameID Attribute tab. Select the NameID Attribute and then click on Save Button.
Enter the following values:
| Service Provider Name | Choose appropriate name according to your choice . |
| SP Entity ID or Issuer | Service Provider Entity ID . |
| ACS URL | SP Assertion Consumer Service URL . |
| X.509 Certificate (optional) [For Signed Request] | Paste certificate value you copied from the Metadata file . |
| NameID Format | Select urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress. |
| Assertion Signed | Checked. |
Miniorange Joomla SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) supports multiple known SPs like Panopto, Lucid charts, Agylia LMS, Moodle, Inkling SP, Zendesk, Tableau, Owncloud, miniOrange Wordpress SAML SP, Drupal SAML SP, Workplace by Facebook, Salesforce, Zoho, Klipfolio and many more.
You have successfully completed your miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP configurations. Still, if you are facing any difficulty please mail us on joomlasupport@xecurify.com .
Additional Resources.
- What is Single Sign-On (SSO)
- What is SAML?
- Additional SAML IDP guides
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Free Trial:
If you would like to test out the plugin to ensure your business use case is fulfilled, we do provide a 7-day trial. Please drop us an email at joomlasupport@xecurify.com requesting a trial. You can create an account with us using this link.24*7 Active Support
If you face any issues or if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at joomlasupport@xecurify.com . In case you want some additional features to be included in the plugin, please get in touch with us, and we can get that custom-made for you. Also, If you want, we can also schedule an online meeting to help you Setup the Joomla SAML IDP Single Sign-On plugin.
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