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PeopleSoft, developed by Oracle, is a suite of business applications for human resource management, financials, supply chain management, and other core business functions. Adding MFA to PeopleSoft applications helps organizations protect against unauthorized access, thereby enhancing the security of their data and systems.
PeopleSoft Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) refers to a security enhancement for PeopleSoft applications that requires users to provide two or more verification factors to gain access to a resource, such as an application or online account. This is an extra layer of security designed to ensure that you're the only person who can access your account, even if someone else knows your password.

Multi-Factor Authentication typically involves a combination of something you know (like a password or PIN), something you have (such as a smartphone app to approve authentication requests or a security token), and something you are (like a fingerprint or other biometric method). By requiring two or more of these authentication methods, PeopleSoft MFA makes it significantly harder for unauthorized users to access sensitive information and systems.

miniOrange provides 15+ authentication methods and solutions for various use cases. Organizations can set up specific authentication and configuration options in addition to security, including

• Role-Based two-factor authentication
• Password restrictions
• Restrict sign-in methods
• Passwordless Authentication
• Offline 2FA Support

Prerequisites

1. Applications involved in the deployment

• PeopleSoft 9.2+
• This is the application into which users will login via SSO.
• Admin access of PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne Server Manager Management console will be required.
• miniOrange Identity Server(Only for On-Premise)
• On-Premise Identity Server which will redirect users to Azure Active Directory for authentication & set an authentication cookie.

2. Port Configuration

• miniOrange Proxy Server
• Ports 443/8443- HTTPS - should be accessible from end-users' machines (for reverse proxy URL).
• PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne Server
• HTTP/HTTPS ports used for accessing the PeopleSoft Applications should be accessible from the miniOrange Proxy Server.

Follow the Step-by-Step Guide given below for PeopleSoft SSO (Single Sign-On)

1. Configure PeopleSoft in miniOrange

• Cloud
• On-Premise

• Login into miniOrange Admin Console.
• Go to Apps and click on Add Applicaton button.



• In Choose Application Type click on Create App button in OAUTH/OIDC application type.



• Search for PeopleSoft in the list, if you don't find PeopleSoft in the list then, search for OAuth2/OpenID Connect and you can set up your application via OAuth2/OpenID Connect App.



• Enter the Client Name of your app.
• Copy the Redirect-URL from miniOrange SSO connector.
• Adjust time validity for the tokens.
• Then, click on Save.



• To get the Client id,Client secret, OAuth endpoints and scope, you need to edit the application which you have created in the previous steps.

You can edit Application by using the following steps:

• Go to Apps.
• Search for your app and Click on the edit in Action menu against your app.



• Click on Click here to get the miniOrange endpoints.



• Note down all the parameters (Client id,Client secret,OAuth endpoints and scopes). You will need this info while configuring PeopleSoft with miniOrange.

OAuth endpoints:

Authorization Endpoint:	https://login.xecurify.com/moas/idp/openidsso (Note: Use this endpoint only if you want to use miniorange as oauth identity server.) https://login.xecurify.com/moas/broker/login/oauth/260174 (Note: Use this enpoint only if you are configuring any Identity Provider in Identity Providers Menu and not using miniorange as IDP.)
Token Endpoint:	https://login.xecurify.com/moas/rest/oauth/token
User Info Endpoint:	https://login.xecurify.com/moas/rest/oauth/getuserinfo
Introspection Endpoint:	https://login.xecurify.com/moas/rest/oauth/introspect
Revoke Endpoint:	https://login.xecurify.com/moas/rest/oauth/revoke
OpenID Single Logout Endpoint:	https://login.xecurify.com/moas/idp/oidc/logout?post_logout_redirect_uri=<YOUR-APP-LOGOUT-URL>




OAuth Scopes:

email:	View email address of the user
profile:	View profile attributes of the user account
openid:	Retrieve JWT token for OpenID Connect

• Once the prerequisites are in place, the miniOrange Identity Server will be installed on the miniOrange Application Server.
• The miniOrange Identity Server consists of 2 components - a reverse proxy, and the Identity Server.
• You can find the steps for deploying the miniOrange Identity Server here.

2. PeopleSoft SSO Configuration

• Logon to PeopleSoft Console using Admin credentials.



• Navigate to PeopleTools >> Security >> User Profiles >> User Profiles to create a new user profile.
• Enter the following details:

User ID	SSO
Symbolic ID	Blank
ID Type	None
Role	PeopleSoft User






• Edit the current Web Profile to configure SSO user for the Public Access
• Go to PeopleTools >> Web Profile >> Web Profile Configuration >> Search >> PROD >> Security.
• Enter the User ID and password which was created earlier and click on Save.



• Edit Signon PeopleCode to enable miniOrange Authentication.
• Go to PeopleTools >> Security >> Security Objects >> Signon PeopleCode.
• Create a line with SSO_Authentication



• In Application Designer, Click Open and Select ‘Record’, and Open FUNCLIB_LDAP
• Go to Open >> Select LDAPAUTH, then Right Click and now click on the View PeopleCode.
• Update PeopleCode of LDAPAUTH for getWWWAuthConfig() function to update defaultUserID to SSO

3. Configure 2FA for PeopleSoft

3.1: Enable 2FA for Users of PeopleSoft app

• To enable 2FA for Users of PeopleSoft application. Go to Policies >> App Authentication Policy
• Click on Edit against the application you have configured.



• Enable the Enable 2-Factor Authentication (MFA) option.



• Click on Save.

3.2: Configure 2FA for your Endusers

• To enable 2FA/MFA for endusers, go to 2-Factor Authentication >> 2FA Options For EndUsers.
• Select default Two-Factor authentication method for end users. Also, you can select particular 2FA methods, which you want to show on the end users dashboard.
• Once Done with the settings, click on Save to configure your 2FA settings.

3.3: Enduser 2FA Setup

• Login to End-User Dashboard using end user login URL.
• For Cloud Version: The login URL (branding url) which you have set.
• For On-Premise version: The login URL will be the same as of Admin Login URL.
• Select Setup 2FA from left panel. Then select any of the 2FA method available.
• For now, we have selected the SMS >> OTP OVER SMS as our 2FA method. You can explore the guide to setup other 2FA methods here.
• Enable the OTP over SMS if you have your phone number added under your profile section else click on Edit button.



• Enter you Phone Number along with the necessary country code and click on the SAVE button.

4. Test PeopleSoft 2FA

a. If 2FA for for End-user is configured

• Go to your PeopleSoft Domain. It will redirect you to miniOrange Single Sign-On Service console.



• Enter your login credentials, and click on login. It will prompt to verify yourself against the configured 2fa method.
  e.g. If you have configured OTP over SMS, after login into PeopleSoft it will prompt for OTP.



• Enter the OTP received in your phone, after successful 2fa verification, you will be redirected to the PeopleSoft dashboard.

b. If 2FA for end-user is not enabled

• You will be prompted to register for 2Fa for end-user. It's a one time process.
• Configure your basic details.



• Configure any authentication method of your choice.



• After successful registration, you will be logged in to your PeopleSoft account.


Not able to configure or test MFA?


Contact us or email us at idpsupport@xecurify.com and we'll help you setting it up in no time.

5. Adaptive Authentication with PeopleSoft

A. Restricting access to PeopleSoft with IP Blocking

You can use adaptive authentication with PeopleSoft Single Sign-On (SSO) to improve the security and functionality of Single Sign-On. You can allow a IP Address in certain range for SSO or you can deny it based your requirements and you can also challenge the user to verify his authenticity. Adaptive authentication manages the user authentication bases on different factors such as Device ID, Location, Time of Access, IP Address and many more.

You can configure Adaptive Authentication with IP Blocking in following way:

• Login to Self Service Console >> Adaptive Authentication.
• Add a Policy Name for your Adaptive Authentication Policy.



• Select your Action for behavior Change and Challenge Type for user from the Action for behavior Change Section.





Action for behavior Change Options :




Attribute	Description
Allow	Allow user to authenticate and use services if Adaptive authentication condition is true.
Challenge	Challenge users with one of the three methods mentioned below for verifying user authenticity.
Deny	Deny user authentications and access to services if Adaptive authentication condition is true.




Challenge Type Options :




Attribute	Description
User second Factor	The User needs to authenticate using the second factor he has opted or assigned for such as OTP over SMS PUSH Notification OTP over Email And 12 more methods.
KBA (Knowledge-based authentication)	The System will ask user for 2 of 3 questions he has configured in his Self Service Console. Only after right answer to both questions user is allowed to proceed further.
OTP over Alternate Email	User will receive a OTP on the alternate email he has configured threw Self Service Console. Once user provides the correct OTP he is allowed to proceed further.



• Now Enable Enable IP Restriction option from the IP RESTRICTION CONFIGURATION section to configure custom IP range.



• Select the Action you want to perform if the IP address is out of the range. i.e. Allow, Challenge & Deny.
• Specify the IP Address range for which you want above setting to reflect. You can add more than one IP Address ranges by clicking on following button +.
• Scroll to the end and click on save.

B. Adaptive Authentication with Limiting number of devices.

Using Adaptive Authentication you can also restrict the number of devices the end user can access the Services on. You can allow end users to access services on a fixed no. of devices. The end users will be able to access services provided by us on this fixed no. of devices.

You can configure Adaptive Authentication with Device Restriction in following way


• Login to Self Service Console >> Adaptive Authentication.
• Add a Policy Name for your Adaptive Authentication Policy.
• Select your Action for behavior Change and Challenge Type for user from the Action for behavior Change Section.




• Scroll down to Device Configuration section and enable Allow User to Register Device option to allow users to register their devices.
• Enter the Number of Devices which are allowed to register in field next to Number of Device Registrations Allowed
• Choose Action if number of devices exceeded (This will override your setting for Action for behavior Change.)
1. Challenge: The user needs to verify himself using any of the three methods mentioned in table in step 5.1
2. Deny : Deny users access to the system
• Enable option Send email alerts to Users if number of Device registrations exceeded allowed count if you want to alert the user about no of devices exceeding the limit. Save the configuration.

C. Add Adaptive Authentication policy to PeopleSoft.

• Login to Self Service Console >> Policies.
• Click on Edit option for predefined app policy.



• Set your application name in the Application and select password as Login Method.
• Enable Adaptive Authentication on Policy page and select the required restriction method as an option.
• From Select Login Policy dropdown select the policy we created in last step and click on save.

D.Notification and Alert Message.

This section handles the notifications and alerts related to Adaptive Authentication.It provides the following options :

• Get email alerts if users login from unknown devices or locations : Admin need to enable this option to enable receiving alerts for different alert options.
  
  
  

Option	Description
Challenge Completed and Device Registered	Enabling this option allows you to send an email alert when an end-user completes a challenge and registers a device.
Challenge Completed but Device Not Registered	Enabling this option allows you to send an email alert when an end-user completes a challenge but do not registers the device.
Challenge Failed	Enabling this option allows you to send an email alert when an end-user fails to complete the challenge.






• Next subsection is Send email alerts which allows us to enable or disable alerts for admin and end-users. To enable alerts for admins, you can enable the “Administrators” switch button.




• In case you want multiple admins accounts to receive alerts then you can enable the option for admin and then enter the admin emails separated by a ‘,’ in the input field next to Administrators email to receive alerts label. To enable alerts for the end-users, you can enable the “End Users” switch button.
• In case you want to customize the deny message that end user receive in case his authentication denied due to adaptive policy, you can do this by entering the message inside “Deny message for Adaptive Authentication” text box.


How to add a trusted Device

1. When End-user log in to the self service console after the policy for device restriction is on, he is provided the option to add the current device as a trusted device.

External References

• Configure Peoplesoft SSO solution
• Oracle Apex Single Sign-On
• Oracle Fusion ERP Single Sign-On
• Oracle Siebel CRM Single Sign-On

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