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SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) in Tableau Server (SP) | WordPress – Tableau Server SSO Login

Tableau Server SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress as SAML IdP . Login using WordPress Users (WP as SAML IDP) plugin gives you the ability to use your WordPress (WP) credentials to login into Tableau Server (SP). Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SSO between Tableau Server as SP (Service Provider) and WordPress as IDP (Identity Provider).

Note: Premium Version of WP SAML IDP Plugin is required to set up SSO with Tableau Server.

Do you have questions? We have answers! Here you can find the answers to any issues you might face while configuring your WordPress IDP plugin with Tableau or any other Service Provider.

If you want to configure WordPress with Tableau Online as the Service Provider, follow the steps given here.

Pre-requisites: Download and Installation

To integrate the WordPress site as an Identity Provider, you will need to install the miniOrange Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP ) plugin:

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Single Sign-On (SSO) login with WordPress Users into any Service Provider like Tableau, Zoho, Zoom, Moodle, Canvas LMS, Absorb LMS, TalentLMS, etc.

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Guide to set up SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) in Tableau Server with WordPress (WP)

1. Setup Tableau Server as SP (Service Provider)

Go to the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the IDP Metadata tab.
Here, you can find the Identity Provider Metadata URL /XML Metadata or endpoints like IDP Entity ID, SAML Login URL, SAML Logout URL (Premium Feature), Certificate. You can also download the IdP Metadata XML file which will be used for Tableau Server configuration.

Configure SAML SSO in Tableau Server (SP) with WordPress - Tableau Single Sign on

Login to your Tableau Services Manager as Admin.
In the Configuration tab, select User Identity & Access, then click on Authentication Method tab.

To configure Tableau Server follow the given steps.

In Tableau Step 1:

In Authentication Method, select SAML and provide the data from the IDP Metadata tab of the plugin.

Tableau Server return URL	Enter the URL that Tableau Server users will access.
SAML Entity ID	The entity ID uniquely identifies your Tableau Server installation to the IDP. You can enter your Tableau Server URL again here.
SAML certificate and key files	Click on Select File to upload the SAML certificate and SAML key. You can generate the self-signed certificate using OpenSSL using the following command openssl req -x509 -sha256 -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout cert.key -days 365 -out cert.crt

In Tableau Step 2:

Click on Download XML Metadata File, this will be required for configuring the IDP.

In Tableau Step 3:

Navigate to the IDP Metadata tab of the WordPress IDP Plugin and download the IDP metadata file.

In Tableau Step 4:

Now, you can upload the Metadata XML File of the Identity Provider.

In Tableau Step 5:

Note: In some cases, you may need to change the assertion values in the Tableau Server configuration to match the assertion names that are passed by your IDP.

Enter the assertion values that you want to map during SSO.

Username	username
Display name	displayName
Email	email

In Tableau Step 6:

You can check or uncheck the checkbox if you wish to enable or disable the SAML Single Logout.

Click on Save Pending Changes and then click on Pending Changes at the top of the page.

Click Apply Changes and Restart to restart your Tableau server.

2. Configure WordPress (WP) as IdP (Identity Provider)

In the WordPress IDP plugin, under the Service Provider tab click on upload SP metadata.
Enter the Service Provider name and click on the Upload button.

3. Attribute Mapping (This is a premium feature)

In the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the Attribute/Role Mapping tab.
In the User Attributes section, enter the following information and click on Save .
You can also add more attributes by clicking on + sign to add attributes.

Name	User Meta Data
username	user_login
displayName	display_name
email	user_email

4. Testing SSO

In the Incognito browser window, enter the Tableau Server URL.
The browser will redirect you to the WordPress Login screen.
Enter the WordPress Credentials and click on Log in.
If you are redirected back to your Tableau Server start page and logged in successfully, then your configuration is correct.

You have successfully configured WordPress as SAML IDP ( Identity Provider) for achieving WordOress SSO login into your Tableau Server.

Guide for Tableau Online as Service Provider

Tableau Online SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress as SAML IDP. Login using WordPress Users (WP as SAML IDP) plugin gives you the ability to use your WordPress (WP) credentials to login into Tableau Online (SP). Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SSO between Tableau Online as SP (Service Provider) and WordPress as IDP (Identity Provider).