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Configure Bitium as SAML IDP for SSO

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miniOrange Identity Broker service solution enables cross protocol authentication. You can configure Bitium as an IDP for Single Sign-On (SSO) into your applications/websites. Here, Bitium will act as an Identity Provider (IDP) and miniOrange will act as a broker.

We offer a pre-built solution for integrating with Bitium, making it easier and quick to implement. Our team can also help you set up Bitium as SAML IDP to login into your applications.

Prerequisite:

• To get started you need to have an active Bitium account with administrator rights for your organization.
• Get the miniOrange SP metadata that you will require in the first step. For this, go to the miniOrange Admin Console >> Identity Providers >> Add Identity provider. Under Choose Identity Provider, select SAML from the dropdown and go to SAML Provider. Then click on the Click here link.



• Click on Show metadata Details under For SP - Initiated SSO.
• Keep ACS URL and Entity ID or Issuer which you will require in Bitium console in Step 1.

Follow the step-by-step guide given below for to configure Bitium as an IDP

1. Configure miniOrange as Service Provider (SP) in Bitium

• Login as an administrator in Bitium.
• Once you have logged into your Bitium Admin portal, click on the Manage <your organization>.
• Click on Manage Apps.



• In the top right corner, click on Add More Apps. You'll see a search box, so search for ?custom_app? and add the app to your Bitium account.
• Enter a name for your app, then select SAML Authentication from the dropdown menu. Once you are done, click on Install App.



• Enter the information below, which was copied from the Prerequisites.

SAML URL	ACS URL
Entity ID	Entity ID or Issuer





• Click on the Save button.
• Copy the Metadata URL or download Metadata XML file. This will be required while configuring Bitium as IDP in miniOrange.

2. Configure Bitium as Identity Provider (IDP) in miniOrange

• Go to miniOrange Admin console and navigate to Identity Providers in the left navigation menu. Then, click on Add Identity Provider button.



• In Choose Identity Provider, select SAML from the dropdown.



• Search for SAML Provider.



• Click on Import IDP metadata.



• Enter the IDP name as Bitium. For IDP metadata, select URL/File as format to upload the XML metadata file that you downloaded from the Bitium in Step 1.
• Then click on the Import button.



• Your IDP metadata details will be auto-filled.
• Click on Save.

3. Test Connection

• Visit your Login Page URL.
• Go to Identity Providers tab.
• Search for your app, click the three dots in the Actions menu, and select Test Connection against the Identity Provider (IDP) you configured.



• On entering valid Bitium credentials (credentials of user assigned to app created in Bitium), you will see a pop-up window which is shown in the below screen.



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

Configure Attribute Mapping

• Go to Identity Providers.
• Click the three dots in the Actions menu, and select Attribute Mapping against the Identity Provider (IDP) you configured.

• Attribute Type - USER
• Attribute Type - EXTERNAL

Maps information, such as email and username, during Just-In-Time (JIT) user creation. Email and Username attributes are necessary to create the user profile.

• Click on the + Add Attribute button to add the attribute fields.



• Check the attributes in the Test Connection window from the previous step. Choose any attribute names you want to send to your application under Attribute Name sent to SP.
• Enter the values of the attributes coming from IdP into the Attribute Name from IdP field on the Xecurify side.

EXTERNAL mappings help alter incoming attribute names before sending them to apps, ensuring that the data is in the correct format.

• Click on the + Add Attribute button to add the attribute fields.



• Check attributes in test connection window from last step. Enter the attribute names (any name) that you want to send to your application under Attribute Name sent to SP.
• Enter the value of attributes that are coming from IdP into the Attribute Name from IdP field on the Xecurify side.