Rocket.chat SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login into Rocket.chat using WordPress

Overview

OAuth Server plugin for WordPress enables Single Sign-On (SSO) into the Rocket.Chat app using your WordPress username and password. Once you configure the Rocket.Chat with OAuth Server plugin for WordPress, you can login to your Rocket.Chat application using WordPress credentials. OAuth Server plugin also allows you to send custom WordPress user attributes to your Rocket.Chat app as per your requirements.
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Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• To configure WordPress as SAML IDP and Rocket.chat as SP with WordPress, you will need to install the OAuth Server ( Login using WordPress ).

Configuration Steps

Step 1: Setup WordPress as OAuth Server

• Go to miniOrange OAuth Server on the left side menu.
• Now, search for your required OAuth Client (i.e. Rocket Chat).
• Click on the Rocket Chat icon.

• Enter the Redirect/Callback URL provided by Rocket.Chat under the Redirect URI field and click on Save Client button.

• Note down Client ID, Client Secret, Endpoints to configure in your Rocket.Chat app.

Step 2: Setup Rocket.Chat as OAuth Client

• Go to Administration tab by clicking on profile picture.
• Go to Settings tab. search and select OAuth.

• Select WordPress from the list as shown below.

• Firstly, Enable the WordPress Login toggle and then proceed to enter the required details as specified in the table below:

WordPress URL :	Enter your WordPress site URL.
WordPress Id :	Click Here
WordPress Secret :	Click Here
Server Type :	Choose server type as Custom.
Identity Path :	Copy the Identity Path from the miniOrange OAuth server plugin, ensuring to exclude the WordPress URL from the copied path.
Identity Token Sent Via :	Enter Identity Token Sent via from the miniOrange OAuth server plugin.
Token Path :	Copy the Token Path from the miniOrange OAuth server plugin, ensuring to exclude the WordPress URL from the copied path.
Authorize Path :	Copy the Authorize Path from the miniOrange OAuth server plugin, ensuring to exclude the WordPress URL from the copied path.
Scope :	email profile

• Copy the Redirect/Callback URl as we will need it while configuring OAuth server.

• You will see a Login using WordPress button there. Once you click the login button, you will be able to test the Single Sign-On (SSO) using WordPress.

In this Guide, you have successfully configured Single Sign-On (SSO) into Rocket.Chat app with WordPress as OAuth Provider and Rocket.Chat as OAuth Client using our OAuth Server plugin for WordPress. This solution ensures that you re ready to roll out secure access to your Rocket.Chat app using WordPress site credentials within minutes.

Related Articles

• What is Single Sign-On (SSO)?
• What is OAuth?
• Rocket.chat Administration Guide
• OAuth Server Single sign-on (SSO) for WordPress
• Step Guide to enable miniOrange OAuth Server for WordPress
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)