Tableau Server SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Integration using Drupal as IDP

Drupal Tableau Server Integration will allow you to integrate Single Sign-On ( SSO ) login between your Drupal site and Tableau. Tableau Server SSO integration with your Drupal site will help your users to login into Tableau using their Drupal credentials. This SSO setup will also help you to manage your users in one single place. The Drupal SAML 2.0 Single Sign-On ( SSO  ) module is compatible with Drupal 7, Drupal 8 as well as Drupal 9. Here we will go tsthrough a step-by-ep guide to configure SAML IDP SSO login between Drupal website and Tableau considering Tableau Server as SP ( Service Provider ) and Drupal as IDP ( Identity Provider ).
If you have any queries or if you need any sort of assistance in configuring the module, you can contact us at drupalsupport@xecurify.com. If you want, we can also schedule an online meeting to help you configure the Drupal SAML IDP 2.0 Single Sign On (SSO) - SAML Identity Provider module.

Steps to configure Tableau Server SAML Single Sign-on ( SSO ) Login into Drupal website

1. Configure Tableau Server as Service Provider

• Log in to your Tableau Services Manager as Admin Account.
• Navigate to the Configuration tab and select User Identity & Access from left menu bar.
• Click on Authentication Method.

When you are configuring Tableau Server as SAML SP, follow these steps:

Configure Drupal as IDP

• In the miniOrange SAML IDP module, navigate to the "IDP Metadata" tab to find Metadata URL, or "IDP Entity ID/Issuer," "SAML Login URL," and "Certificate" fields (Optional). You can also Download XML Metadata file to configure Tableau Server as SP and keep it handy.

In Tableau Step 1:

• Select "SAML" under "Authentication Method".
• Enable SAML authentication for the server by checking the box.

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 x.509 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 the "Download XML Metadata File" button to download the file. This file is required to set up Drupal as an IDP and keep it handy.

 In Tableau Step 3:

• Navigate to the "IDP Metadata" tab of the Drupal SAML IDP module and click the "Download XML Metadata" button.

 In Tableau Step 4:

• Now, click the "Select File" button and upload the "Download XML Metadata" file from the above step 3.

 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 Drupal as Identity Provider

In the miniOrage SAML Identity Provider module, go to Service Provider Setup tab of the module. There are two way to configure Drupal SAML IDP Configuration SSO module:

A. By Uploading Tableau Server SP Metadata

• Click on Upload SP Metadata link.
• Click on Upload Metadata File (which you download in Tableau step 2) and click on Upload File to fetch your information.
• You can either Upload Metadata URL and click on Fetch Metadata button.



B. Manual Configuartion

• Provide the required settings (i.e. Service Provider Name, SP Entity ID/Issuer, ACS URL and X.509 Certificate) find to your Service Provider Tableau Server and click on Save Configuration button to save your configuration.

3. SSO Testing

• Open a new browser or private incognito window and enter your Tableau Server URL, which will redirect you to the Drupal login screen.
• Enter your Drupal credentials and click the log in button.
• If you are redirected to your Tableau Server start page and successfully logged in, your configuration is correct.

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Additional Resources

• What is Single Sign-On (SSO)?
• What is SAML?
• what is SSO? How works SAML SSO authentication?
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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