Django-python3-saml

Django-python3-saml is a Django app designed to allow plug & play SAML authentication setup for Python 3 enabled Django instance.

Install

Run the following command to install:

$pip install django-python3-saml

Setup

1. Create .env file in the same folder as settings.py if one does not already exist.

2. Copy the template below into the .env:

   # Fill out all that apply.
   # On true or false pick the one that applies.
   # Django-environ expects lowercase true/false
   
   # Redirect URL passed to the next parameter.
   LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL=""
   
   # Absolute Path to X509CERT file location.
   X509CERT=""
   
   # HTTPS setting
   HTTPS=true or false
   
   # Service Provider Information
   SP_METADATA_URL=""
   SP_LOGIN_URL=""
   SP_LOGOUT_URL=""
   SP_X509CERT=""
   SP_PRIVATE_KEY=""
   
   # Identity Provider Information
   IDP_METADATA_URL=""
   IDP_SSO_URL=""
   IDP_SLO_URL=""
   IDP_X509_FINGERPRINT=""
   
   # New User Groups is a list of Groups to assign
   # Upon new Django account creation.
   
   # Environ expects a comma separated string.
   # E.G. "Now,Is,The,Time"
   
   # If no groups to be assigned leave list blank.
   NEW_USER_GROUPS=""
   
   # New Users setup
   ACTIVE_STATUS=true or false
   STAFF_STATUS=true or false
   
   # Contact Information Technical
   CI_TECH_GIVEN_NAME=""
   CI_TECH_EMAIL=""
   
   # Contact Information Support
   CI_SUPPORT_GIVEN_NAME=""
   CI_SUPPORT_EMAIL=""
   
   # Organizational Information EN_US
   ORG_NAME=""
   ORG_DISPLAY_NAME=""
   ORG_HOME_URL=""
   

3. Copy the template below into settings.py:

   # Set up django-environ by the instructions
   # https://github.com/joke2k/django-environ
   # if the project has a different .env package
   # simply change the env("variable") to package format
   
   import os
   import sys
   import environ
   
   # This should setting should walk the path
   # back to the project's root (e.g. where manage.py exists)
   # Three folder back (/config/settings/.env - 3 = /)
   root = environ.Path(__file__) - 3
   
   # Initialize root function
   PROJECT_ROOT = root()
   
   # Initialize Env function
   # Environ requires variable casting.
   # Required variables are initialized
   # in the ENV_CAST dict below.
   ENV_CAST = {
       'HTTPS': (bool,False),
       'NEW_USER_GROUPS': (list,[]),
       'ACTIVE_STATUS': (bool,False),
       'STAFF_STATUS': (bool,False),
       'DEBUG': (bool,False),
   }
   env = environ.Env(**ENV_CAST)
   
   # Reads the .env file
   env.read_env()
   
   # Set the system path to the base application folder.
   # This may not be required in your project.
   # Below is an example setup.
   sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, 'apps'))
   
   # SAML variable houses all .env variables in a single location.
   # All variable requests in the module will pull from these settings.
   # The .env file is used for security and should not be committed.
   SAML = {
       'LOGIN_REDIRECT': env("LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL"),
       'X509CERT': env("X509CERT"),
       'HTTPS': 'on' if env("HTTPS") else 'off',
       'SP': {
           'METADATA_URL': env("SP_METADATA_URL"),
           'LOGIN_URL': env("SP_LOGIN_URL"),
           'LOGOUT_URL': env("SP_LOGOUT_URL"),
           'X509CERT': env("SP_X509CERT"),
           'PRIVATE_KEY': env("SP_PRIVATE_KEY"),
       },
       'IDP': {
           'METADATA_URL': env("IDP_METADATA_URL"),
           'SSO_URL': env("IDP_SSO_URL"),
           'SLO_URL': env("IDP_SLO_URL"),
           'X509_FINGERPRINT': env("IDP_X509_FINGERPRINT"),
       },
       'NEW_USER': {
           'GROUPS': env("NEW_USER_GROUPS"),
           'ACTIVE': env("ACTIVE_STATUS"),
           'STAFF': env("STAFF_STATUS"),
       },
       'CONTACT_INFO': {
           'TECHNICAL': {
               'GIVEN_NAME': env("CI_TECH_GIVEN_NAME"),
               'EMAIL': env("CI_TECH_EMAIL"),
           },
           'SUPPORT': {
               'GIVEN_NAME': env("CI_SUPPORT_GIVEN_NAME"),
               'EMAIL': env("CI_SUPPORT_EMAIL"),
           }
       },
       'ORGANIZATION_INFO': {
           'EN_US': {
               'NAME': env("ORG_NAME"),
               'DISPLAY_NAME': env("ORG_DISPLAY_NAME"),
               'URL': env("ORG_HOME_URL"),
           }
       }
   }
   

4. Add 'django-python3-saml' to your INSTALLED_APPS setting like this:

   INSTALLED_APPS = [
       ...
       'django_python3_saml',
   ]
   

5. Include the dango-python3-saml URLconf into project urls.py like this:

   url(r'^saml/', include('django_python3_saml.urls')),
   

6. Once the urls have been included as above the SP url paths should be as the following example:

   Start Url --> https://example.com/saml/initiate-login/
   ACS URL --> https://example.com/saml/complete-login/
   Enitiy ID --> https://example.com/saml/metadata/
   

7. Add 'django-python3-saml.backends.SAMLServiceProviderBackend' to AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS like this:

   AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
       'django-python3-saml.backends.SAMLServiceProviderBackend',
       ...
   ]
   

8. Setup chosen Identity Provider (IDP) and Attribute Mapping:

   Example Google Attribute Mapping expected format for new users:
   
   first_name - Basic Information - First Name
   last_name - Basic Information - Last Name
   email - Basic Information -  Primary Email
   

Special Thanks

1. Kristian Oellegaard --> django-saml-service-provider
2. OneLogin's SAML Python Toolkit --> python3-saml
3. Daniele Faraglia --> django-environ