Set up LinkedIn Learning single sign-on

The integration with LinkedIn Learning supports single sign-on (SSO), so that once a user has logged in to Totara they won't need to separately log in to LinkedIn Learning to access content.

To accomplish this you need to set up an independent Identify Provider (IdP) and then configure your Totara site and LinkedIn Learning to make use of your IdP as Service Providers (SPs). If your Totara site is already making use of SSO via an IdP then only configuration on the LinkedIn side will be required.

Prerequisites

Before setting up single sign-on for your site, ensure you have the following:

• A working, publicly accessible Identify Provider (IdP) for your organisation
• Your Totara site must have SAML enabled and configured
• For LinkedIn to be able to send data, your Totara site (or at least the totara/xapi/receiver.php endpoint) should be publicly accessible
• Administrator access to your organisation's LinkedIn Learning account

Configuring your Totara site

As of Totara 18 SAML SSO is available in Totara. See Configure SAML SSO to find out how to enable SAML SSO and configure identity providers.

Configuring LinkedIn Learning

To get SSO working you now need to configure LinkedIn Learning to use SAML2-based SSO to the same IdP as you configured for Totara.

1. Log in to LinkedIn Learning and go to Me > Authenticate.
   
2. Then under Configure single sign-on select Add new SSO, then SAML.
   
3. On the Basics tab you can give the connection a name. You might want to reference your IdP and/or Totara site so other LinkedIn administrators know the purpose of the connection. There are some other optional settings you can configure as required, but the defaults are suitable.
   
4. On the Identity provider settings tab you can download SSO metadata about LinkedIn Learning. This should be uploaded to your IdP in order to provide it with information about the connection. Refer to your IdP's documentation for more details on how to upload Service Provider (SP) metadata.
   
5. On the SSO settings tab you will need to upload XML configuration from your IdP into LinkedIn Learning. Refer to your IdP's documentation for more details on how to obtain SAML 2.0 IdP Metadata in SAML 2.0 Metadata XML format. Put the metadata into a file and upload it to LinkedIn.
   
6. Once the SSO connection is configured you will need to activate it by selecting Active from the dropdown menu. It is recommended that you stay logged in as an administrator on the SSO page while you test the SSO connection, as any problems could lead to users no longer being able to log in to LinkedIn without help from their support team. If you remain logged in and there are problems you can disable the service again.
   

Next steps

• Test LinkedIn Learning SSO connection