SAML Single Sign On (SSO) into Jenkins using Oracle Cloud as IDP

Jenkins SAML SSO app gives the ability to enable SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) for Jenkins. Here we will go through a guide to configure Single Sign On (SSO) between Jenkins and Oracle cloud. By the end of this guide, Oracle cloud users should be able to log in and register to Jenkins.

Pre-requisites

To integrate your Identity Provider (IDP) with Jenkins, you need the following items:

  • Jenkins should be installed and configured.
  • Jenkins Server is https enabled (optional).
  • Admin credentials are set up in Jenkins.

Download And Installation



  • Login to your Jenkins Admin Account.
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  • Go to Manage Jenkins option from the left pane, and open Manage Plugins tab.
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  • Search for Miniorange saml in the available tab.
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  • Download and install with a restart.
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Step 1: Setup Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS) as Identity Provider

Follow the steps below to configure Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS) as an Identity Provider (IDP).

SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using Oracle Identity Cloud Service, Oracle Cloud SSO login  Configuring Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS) as IdP

  • Access the Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS) administration console, select Applications, and then click Add
  • Click on SAML Application
    • SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using Oracle Identity Cloud Service, Add Application
  • Enter the name of your Application and select Display in My Apps option under Display Settings section. And then click on the Next button.
    • SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using Oracle Identity Cloud Service), Configure App
  • In SSO Configuration, enter the following:
    • Entity ID Enter SP Entity ID / Issuer from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the module.
    Assertion Consumer URL Enter ACS URL from the Service Provider Metadata tab of the module.
    NameID Format Select Email address as a NameID Format from dropdown list.
    NameID Value Select Primary Email as a NameID Value from dropdown list.
    Signing Certificate Download certificate from Service Provider Metadata tab of the module.
    SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using Oracle Identity Cloud Service, SSO Configuration
  • Click on the Finish button to save the configuration.
  • Configure Attribute Configuration under SSO Configuration Tab (Optional).
  • For example, enter the name of attribute as "firstName" and select Basic from the Format dropdown, select User Attribute from Type dropdown, select User Name from the Value dropdown and click on the Save button.
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SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using Oracle Identity Cloud Service,Oracle Cloud SSO login  Assigning Groups/People

  • After creating and configuring the app, go to Users / Groups tab.
  • Here we can add the users and groups you want to give access to log in through this app. Assign this to the people/group you would to give access to.
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SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using Oracle Identity Cloud Service,Oracle Cloud SSO login  Import IDP Metadata

  • Go to the SSO Configuration.
  • Click on the Download Identity Provider Metadata button to download the metadata.
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Step 2: Setup Jenkins as Service Provider

  • Open Manage Jenkins and select Configure Global Security.
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  • Set the Security Realm as miniorange SAML 2.0 and click on save button.
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  • Make sure that Enable Security checkbox is checked.
  • Choose miniorange SAML SSO from the manage Jenkins tab.
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SP Configurations
You can configure SP settings in IDP in 2 ways:

A. By uploading Metadata XML file

  • Click on Service Provider Metadata in SP Configuration section.
  • Metadata xml file will be downloaded.
  • Use this file to setup IDP.
B. Manual Configuration

  • To Configure SP Settings at IDP copy below URL and paste in respective fields at IDP end.
    • SP Entity ID: https://your-jenkins-domain
    • Audience URI: https://your-jenkins-domain
    • ACS URL: https://your-jenkins-domain/securityRealm/moSamlAuth
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IDP Configuration

To Configure IDP enter the following details and press apply and save the settings.

  • IDP Entity ID
  • Single Sign On URL
  • Name ID Format
  • X.509 Certificate
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  • You can either enter the metadata URL or the metadata file path.
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User Profile Configuration

  • Select Username Case Conversion.
  • Enter the attribute name from IDP which corresponds to Username in Username Attribute textbox.
  • Enter the attribute name from IDP which corresponds to Email in Email Attribute textbox.
  • Select the checkbox Apply regex Pattern to the UserNameif the userID returned from SAML is not same as username of Jenkins.
  • Enter the regular expression in REGEX Pattern textbox. It will be applied on user ID from SAML Response and will convert it into the username same as Jenkins. For example, you can use regular expression ^.*?(?=@) to extract demo from username demo@example.com
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Advanced Configurations

  • Select the SSO Binding Type.
  • Select the Create new user after SSO? to allow user creation through SAML.
  • Select Force Authentication.
  • To Add custom Attributes select Add option.
    • Set Attribute Name as the one set in IDP eg. lname
    • Set display name in user proprties as one you want it appear in jenkins user's config.xml file and in user's configure tab.
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SP Configurations
You can configure SP settings in IDP in 2 ways:

A. By uploading Metadata XML file

  • Click on Service Provider Metadata in SP Configuration section.
  • Metadata xml file will be downloaded.
  • Use this file to setup IDP.
B. Manual Configuration

  • To Configure SP Settings at IDP copy below URL and paste in respective fields at IDP end.
    • SP Entity ID: https://your-jenkins-domain
    • Audience URI: https://your-jenkins-domain
    • ACS URL: https://your-jenkins-domain/securityRealm/moSamlAuth
      • sso saml jenkins single sign on SP Configuration Jenkins
IDP Configuration

To Configure IDP enter the following details and press apply and save the settings.

  • IDP Entity ID
  • Single Sign On URL
  • Single Logout URL
  • Name ID Format
  • X.509 Certificate
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  • You can either enter the metadata URL or the metadata file path.
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User Profile Configuration

  • Select Username or Email for Login Jenkins account by:
  • Select Username Case Conversion.
  • Enter the attribute name from IDP which corresponds to Username in Username Attribute textbox.
  • Enter the attribute name from IDP which corresponds to Email in Email Attribute textbox.
  • Enter the attribute name from IDP which corresponds to full name in Full Name Attribute.
  • Select the checkbox Apply regex Pattern to the UserNameif the userID returned from SAML is not same as username of Jenkins.
  • Enter the regular expression in REGEX Pattern textbox. It will be applied on user ID from SAML Response and will convert it into the username same as Jenkins. For example, you can use regular expression ^.*?(?=@) to extract demo from username demo@example.com
    • sso saml jenkins single sign on User Profile Jenkins


Advanced Configurations

  • Select the SSO Binding Type.
  • Select the SLO Binding Type.
  • Select the Send Signed Request ? to send signed login and logout requests. Requests will be signed using public certificate from option Download SP Certificate in SP Configuration section.
  • Select the Create new user after SSO? to allow user creation through SAML.
  • Select Force Authentication.
  • Select the Update Attributes of Existing Users ? to update attributes of existing user's each time they sign in Jenkins through SSO.
  • To Add custom Attributes select Add option.
    • Set Attribute Name as the one set in IDP eg. lname
    • Set display name in user proprties as one you want it appear in jenkins user's config.xml file and in user's configure tab.
  • To assign default group to users created through SSO add group name in Assign group to new Users option. Multiple groups can be added using ,(Comma) separater
  • You can assign groups from IDP to users created through SSO by adding the name of the group attribute that contains the IDP groups in the SAML response in the Group Attribute field in the plugin configuration. You can find out the group attribute name by performing the test configuration from the test configuration button under the I will do manual configuration tab.
  • If Disable Default login option is enabled, any unauthenticated user trying to access the default Jenkins login page will get redirected to the IDP login page for authentication. After successful authentication, they will be redirected back to the Jenkins base URL.
  • Copy backdoor URL and save it for emergency.
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