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DNN OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) with Zoho as OAuth Provider

DNN OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication provider gives the ability to enable OAuth Single Sign-On for your DotNetNuke site. Using Single Sign-On you can use only one password to access your DotNetNuke site and services. Our authentication provider is compatible with all the OAuth compliant identity providers. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure Single Sign-On (SSO) between DNN and Zoho considering Zoho as OAuth Provider. To know more about the other features we provide for DNN OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO), click here.

Pre-requisites: Download and Installation

Download the DNN Oauth Single Sign On authentication provider with above link.
Upload the installation package dnn-oauth-single-sign-on_xxx_Install by going in Settings > Extension > Install Extension.
Now under the Installed extensions tab select Authentication Systems. Here you can see the miniOrange DNN OAuth Authentication Provider.

Just click on the pencil icon as mentioned in the image below to configure the DNN OAuth Authentication Provider.

Now go to the site settings tab. Here you can see the DNN OAuth Authentication Provider Dashboard.

DNN OAuth SSO - Authentication Provider Dashboard

You have finished with the installation of the Authentication Provider on your DNN site.

Steps to configure DNN Single Sign-On (SSO) using Zoho as IDP

1. Configure Authentication Provider for Setting up OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO)

For configuring application in the authentication provider, click on the Add New Provider button in the Identity Provider Settings tab.

Select your Identity Provider

Select Zoho as Identity Provider from the list. You can also search for your Identity Provider using the search box.

DNN OAuth SSO - Select identity provider

2. Configure Zoho as OAuth Provider

First of all, go to Zoho API Console and click GET STARTED.

DNN OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) using Zoho as IDP - Zoho API Console

Select application's client type and click on CREATE NOW.

Zoho OAuth/OpenID Connect Single Sign-On (SSO) - Service Base Application

Enter the Client Name, Homepage URL, and Authorized redirect URI is the Callback/Redirect URL copied from DNN OAuth Client Plugin in step 1.
Click on Create button.

DNN OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) using Zoho as IDP - Save Client Details

Now, you will receive the client credentials such as Client ID and Client Secret. Copy Client ID and Client Secret and save it on your miniOrange Client plugin configuration.

DNN OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) using Zoho as IDP - client-credentials

3. Configuring OAuth Provider

Copy the Redirect/Callback URL and provide it to your OAuth provider.

4. Configuring OAuth Client

Configure Client ID, Client Secret, update the endpoints if required and save the settings.

5. Test Configuration

Now go to the Identity Provider Settings tab.
Under the select actions click on the Test Configuration button to verify if you have configured the authentication provider correctly.

On successful configuration, you will get Attribute Name and Attribute Values in the Test Configuration window.

6. Attribute Mapping

For attribute mapping select the Edit Configuration from the select actions dropdown.
Map email and username with Attribute Name you can see in Test Configuration window and save the settings.

DNN OAuth SSO - DNN OAuth Attribute Mapping

You can even configure the ASP.NET OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) module with any identity provider such as ADFS, Azure AD, Bitium, Centrify, G Suite, JBoss Keycloak, Okta, OneLogin, Salesforce, AWS Cognito, OpenAM, Oracle, PingFederate, PingOne, RSA SecureID, Shibboleth-2, Shibboleth-3, SimpleSAML, WSO2 or even with your own custom identity provider.

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Need Help?

Not able to find your identity provider? Mail us on dnnsupport@xecurify.com and we'll help you set up SSO with your IDP and for quick guidance (via email/meeting) on your requirement and our team will help you to select the best suitable solution/plan as per your requirement.