SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) into Zoom using Joomla IDP Plugin
Overview
Single Sign-On in Zoom using Joomla IDP allows users to log in to Frontline Education using Joomla by configuring Zoom as a Service Provider (SP) and Joomla as a SAML Identity Provider (IDP). This guide will take you through a step-by-step process to configure SSO between the two platforms.
What is Zoom?
Zoom is a communications platform that allows users to connect with video, audio, phone, and chat.
Install Joomla SAML IDP Plugin
- Login into your Joomla site’s Administrator console.
- From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extensions.
- Now click on Or Browse for file button to locate and install the plugin file downloaded earlier.
- Installation of plugin is successful. Now click on Start Using miniOrange SAML IDP Plugin to configure miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin.
- Go to the miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin, navigate to the Identity Provider tab.
- Here, you can find the Identity Provider Metadata XML URL/File or endpoints like IDP Entity ID, SAML Login URL, SAML Logout URL (Premium Feature), and Certificate for SP configuration. Download the XML Metadata by clicking on the button as shown below.
Configuration Steps
In this setup, Joomla serves as the repository for storing users i.e. it will act as the IDP while Zoom is where users will log in using their credentials from Joomla where Joomla SAML IDP SSO Plugin will be installed.
Step 1: Configure Zoom as SP (Service Provider)
- Log in to your Zoom account as Admin.
- Go to Advanced > Single Sign-On, then click Enable Single Sign-On:
- Switch back to the tab / window with the IDP Metadata.
Now go to Identity Provider tab in Joomla IDP plugin to get following information. Enter the information into the corresponding fields.
| Sign-in page URL | Copy and paste the SAML Login URL. |
| Sign-out page URL | Copy and paste the SAML Logout URL. |
| Identity Provider Certificate | Download the certificate. Open it in Notepad, copy and paste the content here.. |
| Service Provider (SP) Entity ID | https://<vanity URL> |
| Issuer (IDP-EntityID) | Copy and paste the IDP-EntityID / Issuer |
| Binding | HTTP-Redirect |
| Signature Hash Algorithm | SHA-256 |
- Click on Save Changes button to save your configuration.
Step 2: Configure Joomla as IDP (Identity Provider)
- Now go to Components -> miniOrange Joomla IDP -> Service Provider.
- Navigate to the Service Provider tab and complete the fields for Service Provider Name, SP Entity ID or Issuer, ACS URL, and NameID Format. Refer to this step to get Service Provider details. Fill in the other fields according to your requirements. Click on Save.
Enter the following values:
| Service Provider Name | Choose appropriate name according to your choice |
| SP Entity ID or Issuer | Service Provider Entity ID |
| ACS URL | SP Assertion Consumer Service URL |
| X.509 Certificate (optional) [For Signed Request] | Paste certificate value you copied from the Metadata file |
| NameID Format | Select urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress |
| Assertion Signed | Checked |
- Now click on Advance Mapping tab. Select the NameID Attribute and then click on Save Button.
- You have successfully completed your miniOrange Joomla SAML 2.0 IDP configurations.
Step 3: Attribute Mapping - Premium Feature
- In the miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin, navigate to the Advance Mapping tab.
- Here, you can configure Custom attribute mapping and also add additional User Attributes.
- You have successfully configured Single Sign-On with Zoom as Service Provider and Joomla as Identity Provider. If you require any further support or, if you are facing any difficulty please mail us on joomlasupport@xecurify.com
