Tableau Online SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Integration with Drupal as IdP

Overview

This guide will help you integrate Drupal as a SAML 2.0 Identity Provider (IdP) and Tableau Online as a Service Provider (SP) using the miniOrange SAML IDP module. This integration enables centralized user management and permission control, allowing users to access multiple applications with a single set of credentials. The module is compatible with Drupal 7, Drupal 8, Drupal 9, Drupal 10, and Drupal 11.

Installation Steps

• Using Composer
• Using Drush
• Manual Installation

• Download the module:

  Composer require 'drupal/miniorange_saml_idp'

• Navigate to Extend menu on your Drupal admin console and search for miniOrange SAML Identity Provider using the search box.
• Enable the module by checking the checkbox and click on install button.
• Configure the module at

  {BaseURL}/admin/config/people/miniorange_saml_idp/idp_setup

• Install the module:

  drush en miniorange_saml_idp

• Clear the cache:

   drush cr

• Configure the module at

  {BaseURL}/admin/config/people/miniorange_saml_idp/idp_setup

• Navigate to Extend menu on your Drupal admin console and click on Install new module button.
• Install the Drupal SAML IDP 2.0 Single Sign On (SSO) - SAML Identity Provider module either by downloading the zip or from the URL of the package (tar/zip).
• Click on Enable newly added modules.
• Enable this module by checking the checkbox and click on install button.
• Configure the module at

  {BaseURL}/admin/config/people/miniorange_saml_idp/idp_setup

Configuration Steps

Drupal SAML IdP Metadata:

• After installing the module on your Drupal site, in the Administration menu → navigate to Configuration → People → miniOrange SAML IDP Configuration. (/admin/config/people/miniorange_saml_idp/idp_setup)

• Under the IDP Metadata tab, click on the Download metadata button. Keep it handy. (This information is required to configure Tableau Online as SAML SP.)

Configure Tableau Online as Service Provider:

• Login into your Tableau Online Admin Console as a System Admin. Navigate to Setting icon in the left menu sidebar.

• Click on the Authetication tab.
• Under Authentication types, Click on Enable an additional authentication method and then select SAML.

• Click on Edit Connection and till you find the Export metadata from Tableau Online, you can download Export Metadata and Keep it handy.
• Also, you can copy the Tableau Online Entity ID, Assertion Consumer Service URL (ACS) and click on Download certificate button these information are required to configure your Identity Provider ( Drupal as SAML IDP ).

• Scroll down and till you find the Import metadata file into Tableau Online, here you can upload the downloaded metadata file from Drupal.
• Click on Apply button.

Configure Drupal as SAML Identity Provider:

• Navigate to the Drupal site and switch to the Service Provider Setup tab of the miniOrange SAML IDP module and click on the Upload SP metadata to expand it.

• Upload the metadata file downloaded from the Tableau Online.

• Once the configuration is successfully saved you will get a success message. Now, click on the Test link.

You have successfully set up Tableau Online as Service Provider and Drupal as Identity Provider.