SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) into Zoom using Joomla IDP Plugin

Single Sign-On in Zoom using Joomla IDP allows users to log in to Zoom 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.

Pre-requisites: Download And Installation

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Install Joomla IDP Plugin

• Download the zip file for the miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin.
• Log into your Joomla site’s administrator console.
• From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extensions.

• Upload the downloaded zip file to install the Joomla IDP plugin.

• Installation of the plugin is successful. Now click on Start Using miniOrange SAML IDP Plugin to configure miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin.

Steps to configure Zoom SSO with Joomla as IDP.

1. Configure Zoom as Service Provider

• 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.

• 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.

2. Configure Joomla as 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 SAML 2.0 IDP configurations.

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

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Additional Resources.

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