Joomla OAuth Client Integration with AWS Cognito Single Sign-On (SSO)
Integration of AWS Cognito Single Sign-on (Amazon Web Services Cognito SSO)
with Joomla using OAuth 2.0 Protocol. The miniOrange Joomla OAuth / OpenID Connect Single
SIgn-on (SSO) plugin makes it simple to set up AWS Cognito SSO into Joomla and enable
secure login into Joomla. As a result, users can log in to Joomla and access the site by authenticating with
their AWS Cognito identity provider credentials.
Visit our Joomla OAuth Client Plugin page to learn more about the features and Pricing plans we offer for the Joomla OAuth Single Sign-on (OAuth & OpenID connect) plugin.
Pre-requisites : Download And Installation
Steps to Install Joomla OAuth Client Plugin
- Download the zip file for the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin for Joomla.
- Login into your Joomla site’s administrator console.
- From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extension.
- Upload the downloaded zip file to install the Joomla OAuth Client plugin.
- Installation of the plugin is successful. Now click on Start Using miniOrange OAuth Client plugin.
- Under Configure OAuth -> Pre-Configured Apps tab, select your OAuth Provider. You can also search for custom OAuth or custom OpenID application in the search bar, and configure your own custom provider.
Setup AWS Cognito as OAuth Provider with Joomla OAuth Client
1. Configure Callback/Redirect URL
- After selecting your OAuth provider, you will be redirected to the Step 1 [Redirect URL] tab. Now copy the Callback/Redirect URL which we will use to configure Amazon AWS Cognito as OAuth Server, then click on the Save & Next button.
- Log in to AWS Amazon.
- Enter “Cognito” in search box & select Cognito from dropdown.
- Now click on “Manage User Pools”.
- Click on “Create a user pool” button.
- Enter your pool name and click on “Review Defaults”.
- Click on “Add app client” & then click on Add an app client
- Enter App client name & then Click on “Create app client”.
- Click on Return to pool details. After this click on “Create Pool”.
- Navigate to App client settings.
- Select “Cognito User Pool”.
- Paste the Callback URL we copied earlier in the Callback URL field.
- Also, Click on checkbox of Authorization code grant of Allowed OAuth Flows & click on checkbox of OpenID of Allowed OAuth Scope. Then click on Save Changes button
2. Configure Client ID and Secret
- Go to “App client” from left menu and then click on “Show details” to get a App Client ID and Client secret.
- Go to domain name and enter a domain name for your app. After adding domain name you can check its availability by clicking on “Check availability” button. After entering valid domain name click Save changes button.
- Complete domain name: The complete domain name that you need to enter in module is {your domain name}.auth.{region name}.amazoncognito.com
- On your Joomla Dashboard, go to Configure OAuth > Step 1 [Redirect URL] tab of the miniOrange Joomla OAuth Client plugin, Paste the App Client ID, Client Secret and Domain then click on Save Settings button.
- Add Users / Groups to Cognito App : Go to Users and groups and then click on Users. After this click on Create user.
- Fill all required informations and click on Create user.
- Click on Groups and then click on Create group.
- Fill all required informations and click on Create group.
2.1. Scope & Endpoints
Auth0 Endpoints and Scope:
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Scope:
openid
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Authorize Endpoint:
https://<cognito-app-domain>/oauth2/authorize
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Access Token Endpoint:
https://<cognito-app-domain>/oauth2/token
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Get User Info Endpoint:
https://{domain}/oauth2/userInfo
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Set Client Credentials:
In Both (In Header and In Body)
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3. Configure Attribute Mapping
- Go to Step 3 [Attribute Mapping] tab and click on Test Configuration button.
- You will be able to see the attributes in the Test Configuration output as follows.
- Now go to the Step 3 [Attribute Mapping] tab and Select the attribute name for Email and Username from dropdown. Then click on Finish Configuration button.
User Attribute Mapping is mandatory for enabling users to successfully login into Joomla. We will be setting up user profile attributes for Joomla using below settings.
4. Setup Login/SSO URL
- Now go to Step 4 [SSO URL] tab, here copy the Login/SSO URL and add it to your Site by following the given steps.
- Now logout and go to your Joomla site's pages where you have added this link. You will see a login link where you placed that button. Click on this button to perform SSO.
In this Guide, you have successfully configured Joomla AWS Cognito Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring AWS Cognito as OAuth Provider and Joomla as OAuth Client using our Joomla OAuth Client plugin.This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your Joomla site using AWS Cognito login credentials within minutes.
Additional Resources
- What is OAuth 2.0?
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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- How to configure Oauth / OpenID Connect SSO with Salesforce
- How to configure Oauth / OpenID Connect SSO with AWS Cognito SSO
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- How to configure Oauth / OpenID Connect SSO with Facebook
- How to configure Oauth / OpenID Connect SSO with Google Apps
- How to configure Oauth / OpenID Connect SSO with Instagram
- How to configure Oauth / OpenID Connect SSO with Keycloak
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