Joomla OAuth Client Integration with Clever Single Sign-On (SSO)
Integration of Clever Single Sign-on (Clever 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 Clever 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 Clever OAuth Provider
credentials.
Visit our Joomla OAuth Client Plugin webpage to learn more about the features and 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.
Steps to configure FitBit OAuth SSO into Joomla
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 Microsoft Entra ID as OAuth Server, then click on the Save & Next button.
- Go to https://dev.clever.com/ and sign up/login to register a new app.
- Under Start your Clever Sandbox, click on the Click here to get started option.
- Go to https://apps.clever.com/signup and signup/login to your account
- Follow the steps to create an application. (Refer to the images below)
- Click on Clever Instant Login option to continue.
- Click on Next button to continue.
- Copy the Client ID and the Client Secret and keep handy for configuration of miniOrange OAuth Client. Copy the Redirect/Callback URL from your miniOrange OAuth Client plugin, then paste it in the Redirect URIs text field.
- Finally, click on the Save button to save your configurations.
- Click on the Next button to continue to next step.
- Select the browsers you want to be supported for certificate survey and select Secure Authorization Grant Flow for the which authorization flow do you use question.
- Enter all the other fields according to your use case and click on the Submit button in the end to save your configurations.
2. Configure Client ID and Secret
- Go back to your Joomla Dashboard. Then go to Components.
- Now go to the Overview tab of your registered application. Here, Copy the Application ID and the Directory ID, this will be your Client ID and Tenant ID respectively.
2.1. Scope & Endpoints
Clever Endpoints and Scope:
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Scope:
read:students read:teachers read:user_id
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Authorize Endpoint:
https://clever.com/oauth/authorize
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Access Token Endpoint:
https://clever.com/oauth/tokens
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Get User Info Endpoint:
https://api.clever.com/v1.1/me
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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.
You have successfully configured Joomla as OAuth Client for achieving Joomla Clever Single Sign-On (SSO) with Joomla for user authentication.
In this guide, you have successfully configured Joomla Clever Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring Clever 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 Clever login credentials within minutes.
Additional Resources
- What is OAuth 2.0?
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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