Zoho SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login into Zoho using WordPress

Overview

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

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• To configure WordPress as SAML IDP and Zoho as SP with WordPress, you will need to install the miniOrange Login using WordPress Users (WP as SAML IDP).

Configuration Steps

Validate your Zoho domain (skip this step if you already have a verified Zoho domain)

• Login to your Zoho account and access Zoho Mail.
• Click on Control Panel and select Mail and Docs.

• Go to Domains, click on Add Domain and add your domain.

• In the list, click the icon under the Verified column for your domain to validate it.

• Follow the steps specified on the page that opens up and after that click on Verify to validate your domain.

Step 1: Setup Zoho as SP (Service Provider)

• Open the WordPress site.
• Install and activate the Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP ) plugin on your WordPress site which is acting as an Identity Provider.
• Go to the Wordpress IDP plugin, navigate to the IDP Metadata tab. Here, you can find the Identity Provider metadata such as Certificate , Login URL and Logout URL which are used to configure the Service Provider(Zoho).

Instructions:

• Open a new browser tab or window, Login to Zoho Accounts at https://accounts.zoho.com/ as a user with administrative rights.
• Navigate to Organization.
• Select SAML Authentication and click on Setup Now.

Switch back to the tab / window with the IDP Metadata. Enter the information into the corresponding fields.

Sign-in URL	Copy and paste the SAML Login URL.
Sign out URL	Copy and paste the SAML Logout URL.
Algorithm	RSA
X.509 Certificate	Download the certificate. Upload it here.

• Click on Configure to save the SAML Single Sign On (SSO) settings.
• Under the Identity Provider Settings enter the values as suggested below.

• Click on Download to download the metadata file. You can use this metadata file to configure the plugin.

You have successfully configured Zoho as Service Provider.

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

• You would be needing following credentials from Zoho.

• You can find all the information in the Metadata file, downloaded in the previous step.

Instructions:

• Open the WordPress site.
• Go to the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the Service Provider tab.
• Enter the values corresponding to the information from Zoho. Refer to the table below.

• Click on the Save button to save your configurations.

Step 3: Testing SSO

• Launch your custom URL e.g.(mail.yourdomain.com).
• This will be redirected to the WordPress login page, provided in the configuration.
• The authentication will be validated by the identitiy provider.

If you were able to log into Zoho, then your configuration is correct.

Zoho Single Sign-On(SSO) solution provides SAML 2.0 Authentication with full control over access to the applications with one set of Login credentials .In this guide, We have successfully configured Zoho SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) using plugin - Login with WordPress users ( WP as SAML IDP ). By configuring WordPress(WP) as IdP and Zoho as SP. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure Single Sign-On (SSO) access with SAML 2.0 Authentication into Zoho using WordPress (WP) login credentials.

Related Articles

• What is Single Sign-On (SSO)?
• What is SAML?
• What is Zoho?
• Login into WordPress
• Additional SAML IDP guides
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)