General Description

SSO SAML2 Bridge allows Moodle to trust the client’s Identity Provider: if you are already logged in, you enter without friction.

Security Best Practices

  1. Assertion Validation

    • Verification of signature, audience, issuer, and expiration.
    • Controlled clock skew and rejection of expired tokens.
  2. Mapping and Provisioning

    • Mapping of NameID/attributes to Moodle user.
    • Controlled creation/update with domain rules.
  3. Governance

    • SSO logs and interpretable errors for IT.
    • Support for logout and session control.

Main Features

  1. Frictionless entry
  2. Compliance and security
  3. Less password support