Keycloak as IdP – SAML

1. Setup Keycloak as IdP (Identity Provider)

 Configure Keycloak as IdP

In your Keycloak Admin console, select the realm that you want to use.
Click on Clients from the left menu and then click on Create button to create a new client/application.

Enter SP-EntityID / Issuer as the Client ID from the "Service Provider Metadata" Tab and select SAML as the Client Protocol.

Now click on Save.
Configure Keycloak by providing the required details:
Client ID	The SP-EntityID / Issuer from the plugin's Service Provider Metadata tab
Name	Provide a name for this client
Description	Provide a description
Client Signature Required	OFF
Force POST Binding	OFF
Force Name ID Format	OFF
Name ID Format	Email
Root URL	Leave empty or Provide Base URL from Service Provider Metadata tab
Valid Redirect URIs	The ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL from the plugin's Service Provider Metadata tab

Under Fine Grain SAML Endpoint Configuration, Enter the following details:
Assertion Consumer Service POST Binding URL	The ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL from the plugin's Service Provider Metadata tab
Logout Service Redirect Binding URL (Optional)	The Single Logout URL from the plugin's Service Provider Metadata tab

Click on Save.
In your Keycloak Admin console, select the realm that you want to use.
Click on Clients from the left menu and then click on Create Client button to create a new client/application.

Select SAML as Client type, Enter SP-EntityID / Issuer as the Client ID from the "Service Provider Metadata" Tab,Enter Name of your application and enter Description.

Now click on Save.
Configure Keycloak by providing the required details:
Client ID	The SP-EntityID / Issuer from the plugin's Service Provider Metadata tab
Name	Provide a name for this client
Description	Provide a description
Client Signature Required	OFF
Force POST Binding	OFF
Force Name ID Format	OFF
Name ID Format	Email
Root URL	Leave empty or Provide Base URL from Service Provider Metadata tab
Valid Redirect URIs	The ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL from the plugin's Service Provider Metadata tab

Now click on Save.
In Advanced tab,under Fine Grain SAML Endpoint Configuration, Enter the following details:
Assertion Consumer Service POST Binding URL	The ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL from the plugin's Service Provider Metadata tab
Logout Service Redirect Binding URL (Optional)	The Single Logout URL from the plugin's Service Provider Metadata tab

Click on Save.
In your Keycloak Admin console, select the realm that you want to use.
Click on Clients from the left menu and then click on Create Client button to create a new client/application.

Select SAML as Client type, Enter SP-EntityID / Issuer as the Client ID from the Service Provider Metadata tab, enter Name of your application and enter Description.

Click on the Next button.
Provide the details as mentioned below:
Root URL	Leave empty or provide Base URL from Service Provider Metadata tab
Valid Redirect URIs	The ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL from the plugin's Service Provider Metadata tab
Click on Save button.

In the Settings tab under SAML capabilities section, configure Keycloak by providing the required details:
Force POST Binding	OFF
Force Name ID Format	OFF
Name ID Format	Email

In the Keys tab, disable the Client signature required toggle.

Click on the Save button.
In Advanced tab, under Fine Grain SAML Endpoint Configuration, enter the following details:
Assertion Consumer Service POST Binding URL	The ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL from the plugin's Service Provider Metadata tab
Logout Service Redirect Binding URL (Optional)	The Single Logout URL from the plugin's Service Provider Metadata tab

Click on Save button.

  Add Mappers

Navigate to Mappers tab and click on Add Builtin button.

Select the checkboxes of X500 givenName, X500 surname and X500 email attributes.

Click on Add Selected button. You will see the mappings that are added below.

In Client scopes tab,click on your application.

Click on Add predefined mapper.
Select the checkboxes of X500 givenName, X500 surname and X500 email attributes.

Click on Add button.
You will see the mappings that are added below.

In the Client scopes tab, click on your application.

Click on Add predefined mapper.

Select the checkboxes of X500 givenName, X500 surname and X500 email attributes.

Click on the Add button.
You will see the mappings that are added below.

 Download setup file

Navigate to Realm Settings, click on SAML 2.0 Identity Provider Metadata mentioned as Endpoints in the General Tab.



Note the URL and keep it handy. That will provide you with the Endpoints required to configure the plugin.

You have successfully configured Keycloak as SAML IdP ( Identity Provider) for achieving Kecloak SSO, ensuring secure Login into (WP) Site.

Navigate to Realm Settings, click on SAML 2.0 Identity Provider Metadata mentioned as Endpoints in the General Tab.



Note the URL and keep it handy. That will provide you with the Endpoints required to configure the plugin.

You have successfully configured Keycloak as SAML IdP ( Identity Provider) for achieving Keycloak login / Keycloak SSO / Keycloak Single Sign-On (SSO), ensuring secure Login into (WP) Site.

Navigate to Realm Settings, click on SAML 2.0 Identity Provider Metadata mentioned as Endpoints in the General tab.

Note the URL and keep it handy. That will provide you with the Endpoints required to configure the plugin.