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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. coldtrick/simplesaml Abandoned → [coldtrick/saml\_sso](/?search=coldtrick%2Fsaml_sso)ArchivedElgg-plugin[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) coldtrick/simplesaml ==================== Connect your site to a SAML/CAS IDentity Provider (IDP) as a Service Provider (SP) or configure your Elgg installation as an IDP v4.0(7y ago)71.5k5GPL-2.0-onlyPHP Since Jul 8Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/ColdTrick/simplesaml)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/coldtrick/simplesaml)[ RSS](/packages/coldtrick-simplesaml/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (3)Versions (10)Used By (0) SimpleSAML ========== [](#simplesaml) [![Elgg 3.0](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ede530ff6a03250d58d4e9e84e86733b6bcbf760b9127b5b4e011cf649ad7e8e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f456c67672d332e302d677265656e2e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ede530ff6a03250d58d4e9e84e86733b6bcbf760b9127b5b4e011cf649ad7e8e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f456c67672d332e302d677265656e2e737667)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e6132e3454483457f066937545ec03f033893aebd1656da48da4025177d706e2/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f436f6c64547269636b2f73696d706c6573616d6c2f6261646765732f6275696c642e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/ColdTrick/simplesaml/build-status/master)[![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7ba5390e31f82dbddc06f379da9f876a80b2caf4d43b3ec553960bad45e0b2cf/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f436f6c64547269636b2f73696d706c6573616d6c2f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/ColdTrick/simplesaml/?branch=master)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8bcbe86449ab92c445643d791eff28e8b5c021a5638218fd2a1740e643d5c8ce/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f636f6c64747269636b2f73696d706c6573616d6c2f762f737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/coldtrick/simplesaml)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3fb9a350eae55893db0e66e3dd2f2949a478f861de44f436db315243d44ec7e3/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f636f6c64747269636b2f73696d706c6573616d6c2f6c6963656e73652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/coldtrick/simplesaml) Connect your site to a SAML/CAS IDentity Provider (IDP) as a Service Provider (SP) or configure your Elgg installation as an IDP. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - installation of SimpleSAMLPHP - read the INSTALL.txt Features -------- [](#features) - Act as SAML Service Provider (SP) - Act as CAS Service Provider (SP) - Act as SAML Identity Provider (IDP) - Use multiple external IDP's (autodetects configured IDP's) - Login with federated accounts - Optionally create accounts based on federated account data - Link existing account to multiple external accounts - Force authentication to an external IDP All your users will be forced to login using the configured external IDP - Automaticly create user accounts based on the information provided by the external IDP This requires that the following attributes are set in the configuration of the SP - elgg:email => the email address of the user - elgg:firstname or elgg:lastname => because we need to create a displayname - elgg:external\_id => to link the newly created account to the external account - Automaticly link existing users based on their profile information and information from the IDP This requires that the following attributes are set in the configuration of the SP - elgg:external\_id => the unique ID of the user on the IDP side - elgg:auto\_link => the value that the configured profile field must have to automaticly link the user - Remember login Set the remember me cookie so the user doesn't have to authenticate every browser session ### Health Score 35 — LowBetter than 80% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity23 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity69 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 85.2% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~226 days Recently: every ~284 days Total 7 Last Release 2609d ago Major Versions v2.1 → v3.02015-07-08 v3.1 → v4.02019-03-27 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a4ac1d6abe137b2a78bd0527b3c1f085be51c6a8f70e2fd81fcd7fac3d8d59bf?d=identicon)[jeabakker](/maintainers/jeabakker) --- Top Contributors [![jeabakker](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/881958?v=4)](https://github.com/jeabakker "jeabakker (92 commits)")[![jdalsem](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/861833?v=4)](https://github.com/jdalsem "jdalsem (14 commits)")[![Wouter0100](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/864520?v=4)](https://github.com/Wouter0100 "Wouter0100 (2 commits)") --- Tags pluginAuthenticationelggsaml ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/coldtrick-simplesaml/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/coldtrick-simplesaml/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/coldtrick-simplesaml) ``` ### Alternatives [winter/wn-user-plugin User plugin for Winter CMS 1233.5k13](/packages/winter-wn-user-plugin) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)