Steps to configure IBM App ID Single Sign-On (SSO) Login into WordPress

1. Setup IBM App ID as OAuth Provider

• Login/Signup to IBM developer portal using IBM developer account.
• Search and Select App ID service.

• Select a location and click on Create button.

• Now go to the App ID that you created in last step and go to applications tab. click on add applications to add a new application.

• Enter the name for your application and click on save button.

• After saving the application, click on the dropdown icon besides the application, you will find the Client ID, Client Secret and oAuthServerUrl. Save these details as we will be requiring these to configure the miniOrange OAuth client plugin

• Now, go to the Authentication settings tab in Manage authentication tab and add the web redirect url which you will get from miniOrange OAuth client plugin in Redirect/Callback URL field.

• If you don't have the users yet, you can add them by going to Users tab..

You have successfully configured IBM App ID as OAuth Provider for achieving IBM App ID login into your WordPress Site.

2. Setup WordPress as OAuth Client

• Free
• Premium

• Go to Configure OAuth tab and click Add New Application to add a new client application into your website.

• Choose your Application from the list of OAuth / OpenID Connect Providers, here IBM App ID

• Copy the Callback URL to be used in OAuth Provider Configuration. Click Next.

• Please refer the below table for configuring the scope & endpoints for IBM App ID in the plugin. Click Next.

Note: Once you create the IBM App ID account, you'll find the domain Url and you will need to add the same in the below endpoints.




Scope	openid
Authorize Endpoint	https://{region}.appid.cloud.ibm.com/oauth/v4/{tenant-id}/authorization
Token Endpoint	https://{region}.appid.cloud.ibm.com/oauth/v4/{tenant-id}/token


• Enter the Client Credentials like Client ID & Client Secret as shown in the setup dialogue box, openid is already filled. Click Next.

• Click on Finish to save the configuration.


Single Sign-On (SSO) using the IBM App ID was successfully configured as OAuth Provider and WordPress as OAuth Client using our WordPress SSO (OAuth / OpenID Connect Client) plugin. This solution ensures that you can securely log in to the WordPress web application by establishing IBM App ID Single Sign-On (SSO) and using IBM App ID login credentials for authentication.

• Go to Configure OAuth tab and search your application name to add a new client application into your website, Here IBM App ID.


• Please refer the below table for configuring the scope & endpoints for IBM App ID in the plugin.

  Note: Once you create the IBM App ID account, you'll find the domain url and you will need to add the same in the below endpoints.

  
  

  Scope:	openid
  Authorize Endpoint:	https://{region}.appid.cloud.ibm.com/oauth/v4/{tenant-id}/authorization
  Access Token Endpoint:	https://{region}.appid.cloud.ibm.com/oauth/v4/{tenant-id}/token

  
  
• Choose your Grant Type from the list of options, hit Save and click on Test Configuration to test the setup.


You have successfully configured WordPress as OAuth Client for achieving user authentication with IBM App ID Single Sign-On (SSO) login into your WordPress Site.

3. User Attribute Mapping.

• User Attribute Mapping is mandatory for enabling users to successfully login into WordPress. We will be setting up user profile attributes for WordPress using below settings.

Finding user attributes

• Go to Configure OAuth tab. Scroll down and click on Test Configuration.

• You will see all the values returned by your OAuth Provider to WordPress in a table. If you don't see value for First Name, Last Name, Email or Username, make the required settings in your OAuth Provider to return this information.

• Once you see all the values in Test Configuration, go to Attribute / Role Mapping tab, you will get the list of attributes in a Username dropdown.


4. Role Mapping [Premium]

• Click on “Test Configuration” and you will get the list of Attribute Names and Attribute Values that are sent by your OAuth provider.
• From the Test Configuration window, map the Attribute Names in the Attribute Mapping section of the plugin. Refer to the screenshot for more details.

• Enable Role Mapping: To enable Role Mapping, you need to map Group Name Attribute. Select the attribute name from the list of attributes which returns the roles from your provider application.
  Eg: Role


• Assign WordPress role to the Provider role: Based on your provider application, you can allocate the WordPress role to your provider roles. It can be a student, teacher, administrator or any other depending on your application. Add the provider roles under Group Attribute Value and assign the required WordPress role in front of it under WordPress Role.
  
  For example, in the below image. Teacher has been assigned the role of Administrator & Student is assigned the role of Subscriber.

• Once you save the mapping, the provider role will be assigned the WordPress administrator role after SSO.
  Example: As per the given example, Users with role ‘teacher’ will be added as Administrator in WordPress and ‘student’ will be added as Subscriber.

5. Login Settings / Sign In Settings.

• The settings in Single Sign-On (SSO) Settings tab define the user experience for Single Sign-On (SSO). To add a IBM App ID login widget on your WordPress page, you need to follow the below steps.

1. sign in settings for wordpress 5.7 and before :

• Go to WordPress Left Panel > Appearances > Widgets.
• Select miniOrange OAuth. Drag and drop to your favourite location and save.


2. sign in settings for wordpress 5.8 :

• Go to WordPress Left Panel > Appearances > Widgets.
• Select miniOrange OAuth. Drag and drop to your favourite location and save.

• Open your WordPress page and you can see the IBM App ID SSO login button there. You can test the IBM App ID Single Sign-On (SSO) now.

In this Guide, you have successfully configured IBM App ID Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring IBM App ID as OAuth Provider and WordPress as OAuth Client using our WP OAuth Single Sign-On ( OAuth & OpenID Connect Client ) plugin. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your WordPress site using IBM App ID login credentials within minutes.

Additional Resources

• IBM as OAuth Provider / OpenID Connect
• Documentation of IBM authentication
• WordPress Single Sign-On (SSO) OAuth / OpenID Connect / JWT
• What is OAuth 2.0 and how does it work?
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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