Tableau 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 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.

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Configuration Steps

Drupal SAML IDP Metadata:

• Go to Configuration → People → miniOrange SAML IDP Configuration in the Administration menu. (/admin/config/people/miniorange_saml_idp/sp_setup)

• Under the IDP Metadata tab, click the Download Metadata button to download the IdP metadata file. (This is required to configure SP.)

Configure Tableau as Service Provider:

• Sign in to your Tableau site as an admin.
• Navigate to the Settings → Authentication.

• In the Authentication tab, check the Enable an additional authentication method option and select SAML.

• Expand the Edit Connection section and click on the Export metadata button to download the Tableau Cloud metadata. (This will require further configuring Drupal as IdP)

• On the same page scroll down to the Import metadata option. Here, upload the XML metadata file downloaded from Drupal and click on the Apply button.

Configuring Drupal as SAML Identity Provider (IdP):

• Go to the Drupal site. Navigate to the Service Provider Setup tab of the miniOrange SAML IDP module.
• Click on the Upload SP Metadata.

• Upload the metadata file downloaded from the Tbleau Server.

• Now click on the Test link to verify your configuration. If your configurations are correct then you will get the homepage of the Tbleau Server site in the test configuration window.

You have successfully configured the SAML SSO between Tbleau Server as SAML SP and Drupal as SAML IDP.

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