Cisco Webex Single Sign-On Login using WordPress as IDP

Overview

Cisco Webex is a cloud-based collaboration of Webex Devices, Webex Meetings and Webex Teams. Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP ) plugin gives you the ability to use your WordPress credentials to log into Cisco Webex. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SSO between, Cisco Webex as Service Provider and WordPress as an Identity Provider.

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:

Configuration Steps

Step 1. Configure Cisco Webex as Service Provider

• Open your WordPress site, install and activate the Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP ) plugin on your WordPress site which is acting as Identity Provider.
• Now go to the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the IDP Metadata tab. Here, you can find the Identity Provider Metadata URL or you can Download the Metadata File.
• You will find IDP Entity ID, SAML Login URL, SAML Logout URL (Premium Feature), Certificate. You would need these to configure the Service Provider(Cisco Webex).

• Contact WebEx support to turn on SAML for your WebEx account. The support team will inform you once SAML is enabled.
• After that, log in to your WebEx instance as an Admin from https://SITENAME.webex.com/admin.php ( Here, replace SITENAME with the your WebEx branded site ).
• Click on Configuration >> Common Site Settings >> SSO Configuration.

• Under Federation Protocol, select SAML 2.0.
• Under SSO Profile, select SP initiated.
• In Import SAML Metadata, Click on Choose file and upload the Metadata file of the WordPress IDP Plugin obtained in the previous step and Click on Import.
• Select Unspecified as NameID Format.
• AuthnContextClassRef: Make sure this is set to the following: urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport
• To automatically create accounts, Check Auto Account Creation Auto Account Update (It is optional):
• Check Auto Account Update to automatically update accounts. Note: Automatic update does not work unless the updateTimeStamp attribute is configured.
• Click on Update.

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

• In the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the Service Provider tab and enter the values corresponding to the information from Cisco Webex.

Service Provider Name	Name of your Service Provider
SP Entity ID or Issuer	http://www.webex.com
ACS URL	https://SUBDOMAIN.webex.com/dispatcher/SAML2AuthService?siteurl=SUBDOMAIN (replace SUBDOMAIN with your WebEx subdomain)
NameID Format	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress
Assertion Signed	Checked

• Click on the Save button to save your configuration.

Related Articles

• What is Single Sign-On (SSO)?
• What is SAML?
• Configure Single Sign On for Webex
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)