ID.me OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) In WordPress | ID.me SSO Login

Overview

ID.me Single Sign-On (SSO) for WordPress uses OAuth Authorization flow to provide users secure access to WordPress site. With our WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin, ID.me acts as the OpenID Connect and OAuth provider, ensuring secure Single Sign-On (SSO) login for WordPress websites. The integration of WordPress with ID.me simplifies and secures the login process using ID.me OAuth. This solution allows employees to access their WordPress sites with a single click using their ID.me credentials, completely removing the need to store, remember, and reset multiple passwords. In addition to offering ID.me SSO functionality, the plugin extends its support to various IDPs, including Azure AD, Office 365, and specialized providers, offering robust Single Sign-On (SSO) capabilities like role mapping, and user profile attribute mapping. For a detailed overview of the features, check out the WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin. You can follow the below steps to setup ID.me Single Sign-On (SSO) with sssWordPress.

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Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• Log into your WordPress instance as an admin.
• Go to the WordPress Dashboard -> Plugins and click on Add New.
• Search for a WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin and click on Install Now.
• Once installed click on Activate.

Steps to configure ID.me Single Sign-On (SSO) Login into WordPress

1. Setup ID.me as OAuth Provider

• Go to developer portal of ID.me and sign up/ Sign in.
• To add new Integration for your site, click on Continue.

• Enter all the required details and then click on Continue.

• Select the communities you want to verify and click on Save button.

• Now, click on Select Platform option to see the integration details.

• Select the platform over which you want to perform your Integration, for WordPress platform select None of above, then click on Continue.

• Select the OAuth Protocol for integration, for that click on Select button of OAuth.

• Under OAuth Credentials, you will be getting client ID and Client Secret . Copy this credentials and save it under the Client ID and Client Secret in your WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) Plugin Configuration.

• Click on Update button and enter the callback URIs from your Configure Oauth tab of the OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin. Then click on Continue button at the bottom.

• Now, scroll down and click the Back button. Then, select Verify Additional Communities and click Continue.

• Choose the Scopes you want to add and click Save.

• Navigate to the Verification Dashboard and click the Continue button to proceed.

• In the Testing tab, enter an Email address and Password to create a test user and verify the SSO functionality.




You have successfully configured ID.me as OAuth Provider for achieving ID.me SSO (Single Sign-On) with WordPress for user authentication.

Step 2: Setup WordPress as OAuth Client

Step 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.

Step 4: Sign In Settings

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