ID.me OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) In WordPress | ID.me SSO Login

ID.me Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress OAuth & OpenID Connect Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin. Enable secure login into WordPress using ID.me as OAuth and OpenID Connect provider. ID.me Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress allows your users to login to your WordPress and access the site by authenticating with their ID.me 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 ID.me 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 ID.me SSO. To know more about other features we provide in WP OAuth Single Sign-On ( OAuth & OpenID Connect Client ) plugin, you can click here.

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.

Steps to configure ID.me Single Sign-On (SSO) Login into WordPress

1. Setup ID.me as OAuth Provider

• Go to developer portal of ID.me and sign up/ Sign in.
• To add new Integration for your site, click on Continue.

• Enter all the required details and then click on Continue.

• Select the communities you want to verify and click on Save button.

• Now, Click on Select Platform option to see the integration details.

• Select the platform over which you want to perform your Integration, for WordPress platform select None of above, then click on Continue.

• Select the OAuth Protocol for integration, for that click on Select button of OAuth.

• Under OAuth Credentials, you will be getting clinet ID and Client Secret . Copy this credentials and save it under the Client ID and Client Secret in your WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) Plugin Configuration.

• Click on Update button and enter the callback URIs from your Configure Oauth tab of the OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin. Then click on Continue button at the bottom.

• Now, scroll down and click the Back button. Then, select Verify Additional Communities and click Continue.

• Choose the Scopes you want to add and click Save.

You have successfully configured ID.me as OAuth Provider for achieving ID.me Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress for user authentication.

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.

• Choose your Application from the list of OAuth / OpenID Connect Providers, Here ID.me.

• Copy the Callback URL to be used in ID.me Configuration. Click Next.


• Please refer the below table for configuring the endpoints for ID.me in the plugin.

  Client ID :	from the ID.me SSO application configured
  Client Secret :	from the ID.me SSO application configured
  Scopes	Scope vary on user requirement
  Authorize Endpoint:	https://api.id.me/oauth/authorize
  Access Token Endpoint:	https://api.id.me/oauth/token
  Userinfo Endpoint:	https://api.id.me/api/public/v3/attributes.json?access_token=


• Enter the Client Credentials like Client ID & Client Secret in the setup dialogue box. Enter the scope value as per your requirement. Click Next.

• Click on Finish to save the configuration.

You have successfully configured WordPress as OAuth Client for achieving ID.me Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress for user authentication.

3. User Attribute Mapping

• User Attribute Mapping is mandatory for enabling users to successfully Single Sign-On into WordPress using ID.me SSO. We will be setting up user profile attributes for WordPress using the below settings.

Finding user attributes

• Go to Configure OAuth tab. Scroll down and click on Test Configuration.

• 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.
• Once you see all the values in Test Configuration, go to Attribute / Role Mapping tab, select attributes from Username dropdown and click on Save.


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 ID.me login widget on your WordPress page, you need to follow the below steps.

Sign in settings for WordPress 5.7 and before

• Go to WordPress Left Panel > Appearances > Widgets.
• Select miniOrange OAuth. Drag and drop to your favourite location and save.


Sign in settings for WordPress 5.8

• Go to WordPress Left Panel > Appearances > Widgets.
• Select miniOrange OAuth. Drag and drop to your favourite location and save.

• Open your WordPress page and you can see the ID.me SSO login button there. You can test the ID.me Single Sign-On (SSO) now.

Sign in settings for WordPress 5.9

• Make sure the "Show on login page" option is enabled for your application. (Refer to the below image)

• Now, go to your WordPress Login page. (Eg. https://< your-wordpress-domain >/wp-login.php)
• You will see an ID.me SSO login button there. Once you click the login button, you will be able to test the ID.me Single Sign-On (SSO).


In this Guide, you have successfully configured ID.me Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring ID.me 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 ID.me login credentials within minutes.

Additional Resources

• What is OAuth 2.0?
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)



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