Configure Slack as an OAuth/OpenId Connect Server in Joomla
miniOrange Joomla OAuth/OpenID plugin gives the ability to enable OAuth/OpenID Single Sign On for Joomla site. Joomla OAuth Client plugin is compatible with all OAuth/OpenID Providers. Here we will go through a guide to configure SSO between Joomla and Slack. By the end of this guide, Slack users should be able to login and register to Joomla site.
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Step 1: Install OAuth Client plugin. (If you have already installed the plugin, you can skip to step 2)
Download the zip file of the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin for Joomla from the link here.
Login into your Joomla site’s administrator console.
Go to Extension Manage Install in the top navigation bar to install the plugin.
Upload the downloaded zip file to install the OAuth Client plugin.
Go to Components miniOrange OAuth Client in the top navigation bar to go to the configuration page of the plugin.
In the Configure OAuth tab, select your OAuth/OpenID Connect provider. If your OAuth/OpenID Connect provider is not listed, you can select Custom OAuth/OpenID Connect provider to continue.
Copy the Redirect/Callback URL given in the plugin and keep it handy because you will need it in the next step.
Step 3: Configure Slack as an OAuth/OpenID Connect Server.
You will be presented with the following screen. Click on Create new App.
You will be shown a form where you have to enter Application Name and Development Slack Workspace. Fill the form with appropriate information and click on Create App.
After creating the slack application, you will be brought to Application Management page. Scroll down to “App Credentials” section. Here you will find given Client ID and Client Secret for your slack application.
Copy these credentials and keep it handy because you will need it in the next step.
Go to OAuth & Permissions.
Add Redirect URL: In slack application's Redirect URLs section, Click on Add New Redirect URL and enter the same from the MiniOrange Joomla OAuth Client. Click on Save URLs.
Scope: Go to OAuth & Permissions, select scope from Select Permission Scopes dropdown list and Save Changes. Identity basic is required scope.
Paste the Client ID and Client Secret which you copied in the last step and save it in the respective fields and then click on the Test Configuration button.
Now copy the email and name attributes you got in the test configuration and save these attributes in Email Attribute and Username Attribute text field respectively. Now click on the Save Attribute Mapping button to save your configurations.
You would find appropriate URL for performing the SSO after selecting the OAuth/OpenID Connect provider in the Login URL field (After completing test configuration please copy the Login URL and Add a button on your site login page).
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.
Congratulations, you have successfully configured the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin with your desired OAuth Provider.
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