======================= Setting up the Saml Authentication plugin for Booked Scheduler version 2.4 ======================= Changes: 2012/05/17 - Created by Gail Preuninger ======================== Requirements: Need to have SAML 2.0 Identity Provider that can access authentication data store and communicate with SAML 2.0 Service Provider see http://simplesamlphp.org/ Install SAML 2.0 Service Provider on the same server where Booked Scheduler is installed. Obtain this software from: http://code.google.com/p/simplesamlphp/downloads/list This plugin was tested with version 1.8.2 SimpleSAMLphp Verify that communication between IdP and SP works. On simpleSAMLphp installation page, go to Authentication tab, click on "Test configured authentication sources", and choose your SP entity. Enter your username and password that is in data store that IdP references. ========================== Installation Instructions 1) Go to DIRECTORY_ROOT/plugins/Authentication/Saml/ Copy Saml.config.dist.php to Saml.config.php and change the settings to in Saml.config.php to reflect your SimpleSAMLphp environment 2) In the Booked Scheduler ROOT_DIRECTORY/config/config.php file, set $conf['settings']['plugins']['Authentication'] = 'Saml'. Note: make sure that you do not enable self-registration. Authentication is only through SAML Single Sign On. set $conf['settings']['allow.self.registration'] = 'false';