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Single Sign-On (SSO) for Apps Using UAE PASS as IDP

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Configure UAE PASS to Single Sign-On (SSO) into multiple applications using UAE PASS as OAuth Identity Provider. Here, users can login to all applications (SPs) using their UAE PASS login credentials by configuring UAE PASS as an Identity Provider (IdP). miniOrange will act as an Identity Broker which forms a trusted connection between identity providers and multiple service providers by enabling cross-protocol authentication.

Implementing UAE PASS SSO allows users to log into your websites and applications with a single set of credentials using the UAE PASS OAuth IDP. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your application using UAE PASS within minutes.

Follow the Step-by-Step Guide to configure UAE PASS Single Sign-On (SSO)

1. Configure miniOrange as Service Provider (SP) in UAE PASS

• Go to miniOrange Admin Console.
• From the left navigation bar select Identity Providers >> click Add Identity Provider.



• Select OAuth 2.0 and copy the OAuth Callback URL which we will use to configure UAE PASS as OAuth Server/Provider.

  Note : Callback URL required only in Production and Go live stage.




• Now setup UAE PASS Staging or Production Environment.
• Download and install the Staging or Productions App on UAE PASS, then create a user within it.




Note: For iOS go to settings then Device Management and Trust “Dubai Smart Government.”

• Testing Credentials:
• Use the following credentials to test authentication & signing services offered by UAE PASS on Staging environment.
• client: sandbox_stage
• secret: sandbox_stage

Note:

These credentials are only for testing in the staging environment and shouldn’t be used in the production environment. To proceed to the Production and Go Live stage, follow the steps given here.

2. Configure UAE PASS as OAuth 2.0 Provider in miniOrange

• Go to miniOrange Admin Console.
• From the left navigation bar select Identity Providers >> Add Identity Provider. Select OAuth 2.0 tab.



• Based on the staging or production environment, enter the corresponding value given below.

  Values	Staging	Production
  IDP Name	Custom Provider (if your app name is not listed here)	Custom Provider (if your app name is not listed here)
  IDP Display Name	Choose appropriate Name (Like UAEPASS)	Choose appropriate Name (Like UAE PASS)
  OAuth Authorize Endpoint	https://stg-id.uaepass.ae/idshub/authorize	https://id.uaepass.ae/idshub/authorize
  OAuth Access Token Endpoint	https://stg-id.uaepass.ae/idshub/token	https://id.uaepass.ae/idshub/token
  OAuth Get User Info Endpoint (optional)	https://stg-id.uaepass.ae/idshub/userinfo	https://id.uaepass.ae/idshub/userinfo
  Client ID	sandbox_stage	Received from app configured in UAE Pass
  Client Secret	sandbox_stage	Received from app configured in UAE Pass
  Scope	urn:uae:digitalid:profile:general urn:uae:digitalid:profile:general:profileType urn:uae:digitalid:profile:general:unifiedId	urn:uae:digitalid:profile:general urn:uae:digitalid:profile:general:profileType urn:uae:digitalid:profile:general:unifiedId




• Click on Save.

3. Test Connection

• Login to your Branding URL.
• Go to Identity Providers tab.
• Click on Select >> Test Connection option against the Identity Provider (IDP) you configured.



• You can enter your registered mobile number to login.



• After you log in, you will be prompted to approve the login request.
• Make sure the app is installed on your mobile, approve the request via your mobile, and then you can successfully log in to miniOrange.



• Hence your configuration of UAE PASS as IDP in miniOrange is successfully completed.

4. Configure your application in miniOrange

• Login to miniOrange Admin Console.
• Go to Apps >> Add Application.

• SAML Application
• OAuth Application
• JWT Application

• Click on Create App under SAML.



• Search for your Application. In case you do not find your app, search for Custom SAML App.





• Get the ACS URL and SP Entity ID from your application.
• Enter the following values OR click on Import SP Metadata:

Service Provider Name	Choose appropriate name according to your choice
SP Entity ID or Issuer	Your Application Entity ID
ACS URL X.509 Certificate (optional)	Your Application Assertion Consumer Service URL
NameID format	Select urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress
Response Signed	Unchecked
Assertion Signed	Checked
Encrypted Assertion	Unchecked
Group policy	Default
Login Method	Password

• Click on Save to configure your application.
• Now to get the IDP metadata of the app configured, Go to apps >> your_app >> select >> metadata tab.



• Click on the Show Metadata details in the Information required to Authenticate via External IDPs section. Download the metadata XML file by clicking on Download Metadata button or copy the Metadata URL link.



• You need to Upload this metadata in your application.

• Click on Create App under OAuth/OIDC. Click on Open ID Connect App .



• You can add any OAuth Client app here to enable miniOrange as OAuth Server. Few popular OAuth client apps for single sign-on are Salesforce, WordPress, Joomla, Atlassian, etc.





• Enter following Values:

Client Name	Add appropriate Name
Redirect URL	Get the Redirect-URL from your OAuth Client
Description	Add if required
Group Name	Default
Policy Name	As per your Choice
Login Method	Password

• Click on Save
• Now to provide the required data to OAuth client go to the app configured i.e apps >> your_app >> select >> edit.






Note: Choose the Authorization Endpoint according to the identity source you configure.

• When you want to use you want to use miniOrange as OAuth identity server use this endpoint: https://{mycompany.domainname.com}/moas/idp/openidsso
• If you are configuring any Identity Provider in Identity Providers Menu and not using miniOrange as IDP use this endpoint: https://{mycompany.domainname.com}/broker/login/oauth{customerid}

• Click on Create App under JWT.



• Select JWT App.



• Configure the name for your application and configure Redirect-URL which tells where to send JWT response. Redirect-URL should be an endpoint on your application where you want to achieve SSO.




In case you are setting up SSO with Mobile Applications where you can't create an endpoint for Redirect or Callback URL, use below URL.

https://login.xecurify.com/moas/jwt/mobile


• Click Save
• To get the SSO link for your application, Go to Apps >> your_app >> select >> Edit.



• Then, copy the Single Sign On Url and verify SSO setup by browsing that url.



• On successful authentication, you will be redirected to configured Redirect or Callback URL with JWT token
• You will need to download a certificate from App > Manage Apps, and click Certificate link against your configured application. This certificate will be used for signature validation of JWT response.

5. Login using IDP selection page (Optional)

• You can configure multiple IDPs (Identity Providers) and give users the option to select the IDP of their choice to authenticate with.
  For Example - It could be multiple AD domains belonging to different departments or multiple okta organizations.

Few usecases where customers configure multiple IDPs -


• Suppose you have a product which many of your clients use and each client has their own unique IDP so you want them to SSO into your product as well using their existing IDP only. miniOrange provides a centralized way to connect with all IDPs in a very easy manner and integrate SSO into your application.
• Suppose you are providing a course to many universities, each having a unique SAML, OAuth protocol supported IDP's like Shibboleth, ADFS, CAS, etc. You can provide Single Sign-On (SSO) into your course application to all these universities by integrating with all of them using a single platform provided by miniOrange.
• This is the endpoint to call from your SAML application -

For Cloud IDP -	https://login.xecurify.com/moas/discovery?customerId=<customer_id>
For On-Premise IDP -	https://yourdomain.com/discovery?customerId=<customer_id>



• You should copy the Customer Key from admin console-> Settings -> and replace it with <customer_id> here. Once configured in SP, when you initiate the login from Service Provider, a user will be redirected to IDP Selection Page listing all IDPs configured for that account.

You can see the screenshot below of the IDP Selection Page with a list of IDPs.




Note: To view the IDP in drop-down list, go to Identity Providers tab > against your configured IDP > Select >Edit , here Enable the Show IdP to Users option.




• You also have the option to modify the appearance and design of this page. Login to miniOrange Admin console. Navigate to Customization -> Branding Configuration. See the below screenshot for reference-




• You can customize the title of this page.
• Change the logo and favicon for this page.
• Change the background and button color for this page from admin UI.

External References

• Signup into UAEPASS Staging Environment
• Onboarding for UAE PASS Production and Go Live Phase
• Learn more about how miniOrange functions as an Identity Broker
• SP-Initiated v/s IdP-Initiated SSO