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Canvas OAuth & OpenID connect Single Sign-On (SSO) | Canvas SSO Login

Configure Canvas Single Sign-On ( SSO ) with WordPress OAuth & OpenID Connect Single Sign-On ( SSO ) plugin. Enable secure login into WordPress using Canvas as OAuth and OpenID Connect provider. Canvas Single Sign-On ( SSO ) with WordPress allows your users to login to your WordPress and access the site by authenticating with their Canvas identity provider. You can also configure plugin using different IDPs such as Azure AD, Office 365, and other custom providers. It supports advanced Single Sign-On ( SSO ) features such as user profile Attribute mapping, Role mapping, multi-tenant login etc. Here we will go through a guide to configure Canvas Single Sign-On ( SSO ) with WordPress for user authentication. By the end of this guide, users should be able to perform secure login to WordPress and access the site with Canvas SSO. To know more about other features we provide in WP OAuth Single Sign-On ( OAuth & OpenID Connect Client ) plugin, you can click here.


We provide WordPress Single Sign-On (SSO) with multiple education providers, you can find some popular providers below

Clever

ClassLink

Google Classroom

Office 365

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Pre-requisites: Download And Installation

  • Log into your WordPress instance as an admin.
  • Go to the WordPress Dashboard -> Plugins and click on Add New.
  • Search for a WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin and click on Install Now.
  • Once installed click on Activate.


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Steps to configure Canvas Single Sign-On (SSO) Login into WordPress

1. Setup Canvas as OAuth Provider

    • Login to your Canvas LMS domain as an Account Administrator.
    • Go to the Admin tab and select the domain for which you wish to enable Single sign-on.
      • WordPress openid connect app sso :canvas admin
    • Go to the Developer keys link and click on the Developer key button then select the API key option from the dropdown.
      • WordPress openid connect app sso : canvas developer
    • Enter the required details such as Key Name, enter the Redirect URI from miniOrange OAuth Client plugin under the OAuth Redirect URL field and click on Save button.
      • WordPress openid connect app sso : canvas form-details
    • Copy the Client ID and Client Secret and save it on your miniOrange OAuth Client plugin Configuration.
      • WordPress openid connect app sso : canvas client-id WordPress openid connect app sso : canvas client secret
    • You have successfully completed your Canvas App OAuth Server side configurations.
You have successfully configured Canvas as OAuth Provider for achieving Canvas login into your WordPress Site.

2. Setup WordPress as OAuth Client


  • Go to Configure OAuth tab and click Add New Application to add a new client application into your website.
    • Canvas AD Single Sign-On (SSO) OAuth - Add new application
  • Choose your Application from the list of OAuth / OpenID Connect Providers, Here Canvas
    • Canvas AD Single Sign-On (SSO) OAuth - Select Application
  • Copy the Callback URL to be used in OAuth Provider Configuration. Click Next.
    • Canvas AD Single Sign-On (SSO) OAuth - Callback URL
  • Configure App name & endpoints found from the Canvas SSO application. Click Next.

    • Note: Once you create the Canvas account, you'll find the Site Url and you will need to add the same in the below endpoints.


    Authorize Endpoint: https://<your-site-url>/login/oauth2/auth
    Access Token Endpoint: https://<your-site-url>/login/oauth2/token
    Get User Info Endpoint: https://<your-site-url>/login/v2.1/users/self
    Canvas AD Single Sign-On (SSO) OAuth - Add App name, TenantID
  • Client Credentials like Client ID & Client Secret is shown in the setup dialogue box, openid, profile is already filled. click Next.
    • Canvas AD Single Sign-On (SSO) OAuth - Client ID & Client Secret
  • Click on Finish to save the configuration.
    • Canvas AD Single Sign-On (SSO) OAuth - Finish configuration

You have successfully configured WordPress as OAuth Client for achieving user authentication with Canvas Single Sign-On (SSO) login into your WordPress Site.

3. User Attribute Mapping

  • User Attribute Mapping is mandatory for enabling users to successfully login into WordPress. We will be setting up user profile attributes for WordPress using below settings.

    • Finding user attributes

    • Go to Configure OAuth tab. Scroll down and click on Test Configuration.
      • WordPress custom openid connect app sso : test congifuration
    • You will see all the values returned by your OAuth Provider to WordPress in a table. If you don't see value for First Name, Last Name, Email or Username, make the required settings in your OAuth Provider to return this information.
      • WordPress custom openid connect app sso test congifuration result
    • Once you see all the values in Test Configuration, go to Attribute / Role Mapping tab, you will get the list of attributes in a Username dropdown.
      • WordPress custom openid connect app sso attribute/role mapping

4. Sign In Settings

  • The settings in Single Sign-On (SSO) Settings tab define the user experience for Single Sign-On (SSO). To add a Canvas login widget on your WordPress page, you need to follow the below steps.
    • Go to WordPress Left Panel > Appearances > Widgets.
    • Select miniOrange OAuth. Drag and drop to your favourite location and save.
      • Canvas Single Sign-on (SSO) - WordPress create-newclient login button setting
    • Go to WordPress Left Panel > Appearances > Widgets.
    • Select miniOrange OAuth. Drag and drop to your favourite location and save.
      • Canvas Single Sign-on (SSO) - WordPress create-newclient login button setting
    • Open your WordPress page and you can see the Canvas SSO login button there. You can test the Canvas Single Sign-On (SSO) now.
    • Make sure the "Show on login page" option is enabled for your application. (Refer to the below image)
      • Canvas Single Sign-on (SSO) - WordPress create-newclient login button setting
    • Now, go to your WordPress Login page. (Eg. https://< your-wordpress-domain >/wp-login.php)
    • You will see an Canvas SSO login button there. Once you click the login button, you will be able to test the Canvas Single Sign-On (SSO).
      • Canvas Single Sign-on (SSO) - WordPress create-newclient login button setting

In this Guide, you have successfully configured Canvas Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring Canvas as OAuth Provider and WordPress as OAuth Client using our WP OAuth Single Sign-On ( OAuth & OpenID Connect Client ) plugin. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your WordPress site using Canvas login credentials within minutes.

Canvas SSO with Learndash Role Mapping

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Canvas SSO with Learndash Role Mapping

If you are using Learndash as your WordPress LMS and want to assign different Learndash courses to your (Classlink, Clever, Google Classroom) users based on their schools or different sections (such as k1, k2). You can use our WordPress Learndash Integration Add-on, with the add-on instead of individually adding each person to a specific Learndash course, we may assign them directly to that course during SSO based on user groups and roles so that they can access that course straight from the WordPress site.

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