LinkedIn

LinkedIn SSO - Login using WordPress Users (WP as SAML IDP) Plugin enables Single Sign-On (SSO) login into LinkedIn using WordPress Login credentials. In this guide we will Setup SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress in LinkedIn by configuring LinkedIn as Service Provider (SP) and WordPress as Identity Provider (IDP).

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

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:

Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP )

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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.

 Tested with 6.3.1

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Guide to configure LinkedIn Single Sign-On (SSO) Login with WordPres

1. Setup LinkedIn 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 for SP configuration.

• Open a new browser tab or window, Log in to your LinkedIn account as Account Admin.
• Click Go to Admin & Navigate to SETTINGS > Global Settings.

• Expand the Single Sign-On (SSO) section, click Download to download a metadata file.

• Open the metadata you just downloaded in an editor, then locate & keep EntityID and Location(ACS) URL which you will need for configuring WordPress as IDP.
• Open Configure the LinkedIn Service Provider SSO settings box, Upload the IdP Metadata File which you have downloaded .
• Click Save SSO configuration

• After you have completed your configuration, enable SSO. Click Activate SSO Connection.

You have successfully configured LinkedIn as Service Provider.

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 LinkedIn.
  

Service Provider Name	LinkedIn
SP Entity ID or Issuer	Copy & paste the SP-EntityID from LinkedIn's Metadata file
ACS URL	Copy & paste the Location from LinkedIn's Metadata file
NameID Format	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress
Assertion Signed	Check to sign the SAML Assertion


• Click on the Save button to save your configuration.

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
Email	user_email
FirstName	first_name
LastName	last_name

In this Guide, you have successfully integrated LinkedIn - SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) with plugin- Login using WordPress Users (WP as SAML IDP). Configuring LinkedIn as SP and WordPress as IDP. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure Single Sign-On (SSO) access with SAML 2.0 Authentication into LinkedIn using WordPress login credentials.

Additional Resources

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