WordPress (SP-initiated) Integration Guide

1. In the Profile Fields section, map the directory field that contains the user's WordPress ID to the SecureAuth IdP Property

For example, add the WordPress ID Field to the Email 2 Property if it is not already contained somewhere else

2. Select SAML 2.0 (SP Initiated) Assertion Page from the Authenticated User Redirect dropdown in the Post Authentication tab in the Web Admin

3. An unalterable URL will be auto-populated in the Redirect To field, which will append to the domain name and realm number in the address bar (Authorized/SAML20SPInit.aspx)

4. A customized post authentication page can be uploaded, but it is not required

User ID Mapping

5. Select the SecureAuth IdP Property that corresponds to the directory field that contains the WordPress ID (Email 2)

6. Select urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:unspecified from the Name ID Format dropdown (default)

Select a different option if WordPress requires it, which the Service Provider (SP) will provide

7. Select False from the Encode to Base64 dropdown

Note

Distinct configuration steps are required in the User ID Mapping section if user provisioning is required

See User Provisioning Configuration Steps below for more information

SAML Assertion / WS Federation

8. Set the WSFed/SAML Issuer to a Unique Name that will be shared with WordPress

The WSFed/SAML Issuer must match exactly on the SecureAuth IdP side and the WordPress side

9. Provide the SP Start URL to enable SSO and to redirect users appropriately to access WordPress

For example, the SP Start URL would be https://www.<company>.com/wp-login.php

10. Set the SAML Offset Minutes to make up for time differences between devices

11. Set the SAML Valid Hours to limit for how long the SAML assertion is valid

Note

No configuration is required for the WSFed Reply To/SAML Target URL, SAML Consumer URL, SAML Recipient, or SAML Audience fields

12. Leave the Signing Cert Serial Number as the default value, unless there is a third-party certificate being used for the SAML assertion

If using a third-party certificate, click Select Certificate and choose the appropriate certificate

13. Download the Assertion Signing Certificate, which will be used in the WordPress Configuration Steps

14. Provide the Domain in order to Download the Metadata File to send to WordPress (if required)

Warning

Click Save once the configurations have been completed and before leaving the Post Authentication page to avoid losing changes

Forms Auth / SSO Token

Optionally, in the Forms Auth / SSO Token section, click the View and Configure FormsAuth keys/SSO token link to configure the token/cookie settings and configure this realm for SSO.

To configure token/cookie settings for this realm, expand this panel and do the following...

1. In the Forms Authentication section, set the following:

   Require SSL	If the SSL is required to view the token, set to True.
   Cookieless	Indicate whether SecureAuth IdP will deliver the token in a cookie to the user's browser or device: UseCookies – Always deliver a cookie UseUri – Do not deliver a cookie, deliver the token in a query string AutoDetect – Deliver a cookie if the user's settings allow it. UseDeviceProfile – Deliver a cookie if the browser settings allow it, regardless of the user's settings
   Sliding Expiration	For the cookie to remain valid as long as the user is interacting with the page, set to True.
   Timeout	Set the length of time in minutes the cookie is valid.

2. In the Machine Key section, set the following:

   Validation	If the default value does not match your organization's requirements, choose another value.
   Decryption	If the default value does not match your organization's requirements, choose another value.

3. In the Authentication Cookies section, set the following:

   Persistent

   Set one of the following values: True - Expires after Timeout – Allow the cookie to be persistent False - Session Cookie – Allow the cookie to be valid as long as the session is open, and expires when the browser is closed or the session expires

4. Save your changes.

Note

To configure this realm for SSO, refer to SecureAuth IdP Single Sign-on Configuration

Note

To configure this realm for Windows Desktop SSO, refer to Windows desktop SSO configuration

Full instructions can be found here

3. Upload the Assertion Signing Certificate from the SecureAuth IdP Web Admin (step 13) to the SimpleSAMLphp certificate folder, /var/simplesaml/cert

4. Open the authsources.php file (/var/simplesaml/config), and make the appropriate changes to the file to reflect the pictured code:

Set saml to SP, e.g. 'saml:SP'

Provide the file of the Assertion Signing Certificate, e.g. 'certificate'=>'SAIdPcert.cer'

Set the Entity ID to the same Unique Name established in the WSFed/SAML Issuer field in the SecureAuth IdP Web Admin (step 8), e.g. 'entityID' =>'UniqueName'

Set IdP to the same value as that of the Entity ID, e.g. 'idp' => 'UniqueName'

Set discoURL to NULL, e.g. 'discoURL' => NULL

5. Open the saml20-idp-remote.php file (/var/simplesaml/metadata), and make the appropriate changes to the file to reflect the pictured code:

Provide a name for the Metadata, such as the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the SecureAuth IdP appliance e.g. $metadata['https://secureauth.company.com']

Set the SingleSignOnService to the FQDN of the SecureAuth IdP appliance, followed by the SecureAuth IdP WordPress-integrated realm, e.g. 'SingleSignOnService' => 'https://secureauth.company.com/secureauth1/secureauth.aspx'

Set the SingleLogoutService to the FQDN of the SecureAuth IdP appliance, followed by the SecureAuth IdP WordPress-integrated realm, e.g. 'SingleLogoutService' => 'https://secureauth.company.com/secureauth1/secureauth.aspx'

Provide the Certificate Fingerprint of the Assertion Signing Certificate, e.g. 'certFingerprint' => '1A:2B:3C:4D:5E:6F:7G:8H:9I:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E:6F:7G:8H:9I:1A:2B'

3. Open the plugin and search for wp_login, as shown in the image

4. Replace wp_login with wp_signon

5. Save and exit

Example Image

SimpleSAMLphp Authentication Options

6. Log into the WordPress admin console, and select simpleSAMLphp Authentication from the Settings menu

Note

See User Provisioning Configuration Steps in the SecureAuth IdP Configuration Steps for additional configuration

7. Check Automatically register new users if user provisioning is requested

8. Set the Path to simpleSAMLphp to /var/simplesaml

9. Set the Authentication source to the name of the authentication source (default-sp is default)

10. Set the Attribute to be used as username to uid

11. Set the Attribute to be used as First Name to givenName

12. Set the Attribute to be used as Last Name to sn

13. Set the Attribute to be used as E-mail to mail

14. Click Update Options