Drupal Box SSO Login Integration with OAuth Client | Drupal Box Login

Drupal Box SSO integration will allow you to configure Single Sign-On ( SSO ) login between your Drupal site and Box using OAuth/OpenID protocol. Drupal OAuth 2.0/OpenID connect module gives the ability to enable login using OAuth 2.0/OIDC Single Sign-On to Drupal Site. We provide the Drupal OAuth/OpenID Client module for Drupal 7, Drupal 8, Drupal 9 and Drupal 10.
Here we will go through a guide to configure the SSO login between Drupal and Box. By following these steps, users of Box will be able to log into the Drupal site using their Box credentials.
If you have any queries or if you need any sort of assistance in configuring the module, you can contact us at drupalsupport@xecurify.com. If you want, we can also schedule an online meeting to help you configure the Drupal OAuth & OpenID Connect Login – OAuth2 Client SSO Login module.

How to Integrate Box Single Sign-on with Drupal OAuth/OpenID Client

1. Setup Drupal as OAuth Client

• After installing the module, go to the Configuration tab and click on miniOrange OAuth Client Configuration module link.

• In the Configure OAuth tab, select Box from the Select Application dropdown list.

Note: In case you can't find your Application/Provider in the Select Application dropdown list, choose the Custom OAuth 2.0 Provider.

• Copy the Callback/Redirect URL and keep it handy.

Note: If your provider only supports HTTPS Callback/Redirect URLs and you have an HTTP site, please make sure to enable the 'Enforce HTTPS Callback URL' checkbox at the bottom of the tab.

• Enter the application name in the Display Name text field. For example, Box

2. Setup Box as an OAuth Provider

• Go to https://app.box.com/developers/console and login to your box account. Click on the Create New App.

• Select Custom App ​and click on Next​.

• Select Standard OAuth 2.0 (User Authentication) ​and click on Next​.

• Enter Application Name ​and click on Create App.

• You will get a confirmation message. Click on View Your App.

3. Integrating Drupal with Box

• Scroll down to OAuth 2.0 Credentials​ section, you will get the Client ID and Client Secret. Copy them, you will need in the next step. In the OAuth 2.0 Redirect URI​ section below, enter Redirect URI from Callback/redirect URL field in miniOrange OAuth Client module. Click on Save Changes.

• In the Drupal’s Configure OAuth tab paste the copied Client ID and Client Secret (copied from the Box) in the Client ID and Client Secret text-field.


Box Endpoints and Scope:

Scope:	root_readwrite
Authorize EndPoint:	https://account.box.com/api/oauth2/authorize
Access Token Endpoint:	https://api.box.com/oauth2/token
Get User Info Endpoint:	https://api.box.com/2.0/users/me

4. Test Configuration of Drupal with Box

• After successfully saving the configurations, click on the Perform Test Configuration button to test the connection between Drupal and Box.

• This Test Configuration window will provide you with a list of the attributes that's received from the Box.
• Select the Email Attribute from the dropdown menu in which the user's email ID is obtained and click on the Done button.

• Now, in the Attribute & Role Mapping tab, you can also choose the Username Attribute from the dropdown and click on the Save Configuration button.


Please note: Mapping the Email Attribute is mandatory for your login to work.

• Now log out and go to your Drupal site’s login page. You will automatically find a Login with Box link there. If you want to add the SSO link to other pages as well, please follow the steps given in the image below :

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If you face any issues or if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at drupalsupport@xecurify.com. In case you want some additional features to be included in the module, please get in touch with us, and we can get that custom-made for you. Also, If you want, we can also schedule an online meeting to help you configure the Drupal OAuth/OpenID Single Sign On module.

Additional Resources

• What is OAuth 2.0?
• What is OpenID Connect?
• What is OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code Grant?
• What is OAuth 2.0 Impicit Grant?
• What is OAuth 2.0 Password Grant?
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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