Joomla OAuth Client Integration with Google Apps Single Sign-On (SSO)

Overview

Streamline your Joomla user experience with seamless Google Apps Single Sign-on (G Suite SSO) integration using the powerful OAuth 2.0 Protocol. With the miniOrange Joomla OAuth / OpenID Connect Single Sign-on (SSO) plugin, setting up Google Apps SSO into Joomla becomes effortless, ensuring a secure login process. This allows users to access the Joomla site easily and securely by authenticating with their Google Apps OAuth Provider credentials. The Google Apps OAuth Joomla plugin also provides advanced features such as, Auto create users, Attribute Mapping, Group Mapping etc. 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.

Configuration Steps

In this configuration, Google Apps functions as the OAuth server, while Joomla allows users to log in with their Google Apps credentials by utilizing the Joomla OAuth Client Plugin.

Step 2: Configure Google Apps as OAuth Server

• Go to Google Apps Login Dashboard and Sign Up/Login.

• Click on Select Project to create a new Google Apps Project for Joomla OAuth Client, you will see a popup with the list of all your projects.

• You can click on the NEW PROJECT button to create new project for Google apps as OAuth server.

• Enter your Project name under the Project Name field and click on Create.

• Go to Navigation Menu -> APIs -> Services -> Credentials.

• Click on Create Credentials button and then select OAuth Client ID from the options provided.

• In case you are facing some warning saying that in order to create an OAuth Client ID, you must set a product name on consent screen (as shown in below image). Click on the Configure consent screen button.

• Enter the required details such as App Name, User Support Email and click on Save and Continue button.

• Now for configuring scopes, click on Add or Remove the Scopes button.

• Now, select the Scopes to allow your project to access specific types of private user data from their Google Account and click on Update button.

• Go to the Credentials tab and click on Create Credentials button. Select Web Application from dropdown list to create new application.

• Enter the name you want for your Client ID under the name field and enter the Redirect/Callback URI from miniOrange OAuth Client plugin under the Authorized redirect URIs field and click on Create button.

Step 3: Configure Client ID & Secret

• Next, you will see a popup with the Client ID and Client Secret. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret.

• Go back to your Joomla Dashboard. Then go to Step 2 in the Configure OAuth tab.
• Paste the Client ID, Client Secret and Tenant. Also Set Client Credentials In Header and Body then click on Save Settings. Once Settings are saved then click on Save Configuration.

• Scope & Endpoints are given below, which are required for configuring Joomla as OAuth Client plugin to configure Google Apps as a custom OAuth or OIDC provider.

Scope	openid email profile
Authorize Endpoint	https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
Access Token Endpoint	https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v4/token
Get User Info Endpoint	https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/userinfo
Set Client Credentials	In Both (In Header and In Body)