Login into WordPress via Atlassian SSO

Overview

WordPress OAuth & OpenID Connect Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin enables secure login into WordPress using Atlassian as OAuth and OpenID Connect provider. It supports advanced Single Sign-On (SSO) features such as user profile Attribute mapping, Role mapping, etc. Here we will go through a guide to configure SSO between WordPress and Atlassian. By the end of this guide, users should be able to login to WordPress from Atlassian. To know more about other features we provide in WP OAuth Single Sign-On ( OAuth & OpenID Connect Client ) plugin, you can click here.

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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.

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

Step 1: Setup Atlassian as OAuth Provider

Go to the developer portal of Atlassian.
Click on Create to create a new application.

Atlassian Single Sign-On (SSO) - Add App

Enter the app name and click on create button.

Atlassian Single Sign-On (SSO) - Add App name

Now go to Authorization tab and click on Add button to add the Redirect URL.

Atlassian Single Sign-On (SSO) - Add Redirect URL

Enter the Redirect/Callback URL which you will get from the OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin. click on Save Changes button.

Atlassian Single Sign-On (SSO) - Paste Redirect URL

Go to the Permissions tab and Add the User identity API scope.

After adding the User identity API scope click on configure button and go to the Edit Scopes tab.

Enable the required checkboxes as per your need and click on Save button.

Go to the Settings tab from the left section and copy the Client ID and Client Secret and save it under the Client ID and Client Secret in your WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) Plugin Configuration.

Step 2: Setup WordPress as OAuth Client

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Go to Configure OAuth tab and click Add New Application to add a new client application into your website.

Atlassian Single Sign-On (SSO) - Add new application

Choose your Application from the list of OAuth / OpenID Connect Providers, Here Custom OAuth 2.0 App.

Atlassian Single Sign-On (SSO) - Select Application

After selecting the provider copy the Callback URL which needs to be configured in OAuth Provider's SSO application configuration.
Enter the Client Credentials like Client ID & Client Secret which you will get from the Atlassian SSO application.
Please refer the below table for configuring the Scope & Endpoints for Atlassian in the plugin.

Scope	read:me read:account
Authorization Endpoint	https://auth.atlassian.com/authorize?audience=api.atlassian.com
Access Token Endpoint	https://auth.atlassian.com/oauth/token
Get User Info Endpoint:	https://api.atlassian.com/me

Click Next.

Atlassian Single Sign-On (SSO) - Client ID & Client Secret

Verify the configuration details and click on Finish to save the configuration.

Atlassian Single Sign-On (SSO) - Finish configuration

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

Go to Configure OAuth tab and search your application name to add a new client application into your website, Here Custom OAuth2.0 App.

Configure App Name, Client ID, Client Secret from Atlassian SSO application.

Atlassian Single Sign-On (SSO) - Add App name, Endpoints

Choose your Grant Type from the list of options & Click on Save Settings to save the configuration.

Atlassian Single Sign-On (SSO) - Add Grant Type

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

Step 3: User Attribute Mapping

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

Atlassian Single Sign-On (SSO) - test configuration

You will see all the values returned by your Atlassian application 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.

Atlassian Single Sign-On (SSO) - attribute/role mapping

Step 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 Atlassian login widget on your WordPress page, you need to follow the below steps.

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WordPress 5.8
WordPress 5.9 and above

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

Atlassian 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.

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

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 Atlassian SSO login button there. Once you click the login button, you will be able to test the Atlassian Single Sign-On (SSO).

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

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