Configurating OIDC Single Sign-on

Create OneLogin application

  1. Access OneLogin and sign in.
  2. On the navigation bar, click Administration to access administrator mode, then click on Applications to add a new application for integration.
  1. Click Add App to add a new application.
  1. Enter "OpenId Connect" in the search box and select OpenId Connect (OIDC) in the results panel.
  1. In the new page, fill in Display Name with MDCore-OIDC, for example, and click Save.

Create OIDC directory in MetaDefender Core

  1. Sign in to MetaDefender Core.
  2. In the dashboard, click on User Management in the left sidebar.
  3. On User Management page, select Directories tab and click Add Directory in the top right corner.
  1. In Add Directory page, select OIDC as Directory type, and enter a name for the new directory, such as MDCore-OIDC.
  2. Enter Host or IP where MetaDefender Core is hosted, for this example use https://127.0.0.1:8008.
  3. Copy the string generated under Login URL.

Complete configuration in OneLogin

  1. Back to Applications screen in OneLogin.
  2. Choose Configuration in the left side bar and paste value of Login URL from MetaDefender Core into Redirect URI's field.
  1. In SSO of the left side bar, under Enable OpenID Connect section, copy Client ID, Client Secret, and Issuer URL.
  1. Click Save to complete.

Complete configuration in MetaDefender Core

  1. Switch back to MetaDefender Core. Under Identity Provider, click Fetch URL, paste value of Issuer URL from OneLogin into the box below, click OK, and wait a moment for MetaDefender Core to check and set OneLogin as its IdP.
  1. Under Service Provider, paste the values of Client ID and Client Secret from OneLogin into the boxes labeled Client ID and Client secret, respectively.
  1. Fill in User Identified By with ${given_name}.
  2. Select Default role option, choose the appropriate role under User Role, and click Add to complete.
  1. In User Management page, toggle the new directory, MDCORE-OIDC in this example. A dialog box will appear to confirm the action. Once Enable is clicked, all sessions will expire immediately.

Test the integration

  1. On the home screen of MetaDefender Core, click Login; the user is redirected to OneLogin page.
  1. Sign in using the account registered with OneLogin.
  2. If everything goes well, MetaDefender Core dashboard is displayed with the user identity in the top right corner.
  1. Otherwise, access backup login page at <mdcore-host>#/public/backuplogin for trouble shooting.
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