This module allows users to authenticate to Loop using SAML when SimpleSAMLphp has been properly installed and configured.

It redirects users to the SAML login page instead of allowing them to login using the normal Drupal login form (unless you visit the /user/login page).

It also provides a way to map SAML attributes to Loop user profile fields from the SimpleSAMLphp Auth configuration page.

1. Download SimpleSAMLphp.

2. Follow the guide to configure SimpleSAMLphp as a Service Provider.

3. Your SimpleSAMLphp SP must be configured to use something other than "phpsession" (the default) for session storage. The alternatives are memcache or sql. The sql option was added in SimpleSAMLphp version 1.7. The simplest solution for folks running SimpleSAMLphp version 1.7 or higher is to edit the SimpleSAMLphp config/config.php by setting store.type => 'sql' and 'store.sql.dsn' => 'sqlite:/path/to/sqlitedatabase.sq3'

4. Enable this module.

5. Configure and activate the simplesamlphp_auth module at /admin/config/people/simplesamlphp_auth At the bottom of the page, SAML attributes can be mapped to Loop user profile fields. Defaults are provided. If you would not like to map certain attributes, then leave them blank.