Guide: Joomla OAuth Client Integration with Invision Community Single Sign-On (SSO)
Integrating Invision Community Single Sign-on (Invision Community SSO) with Joomla through the OAuth 2.0 Protocol has never been easier, thanks to the miniOrange Joomla OAuth / OpenID Connect Single Sign-on (SSO) plugin. This seamless integration allows you to effortlessly set up Invision Community SSO into Joomla, providing users with a secure and hassle-free login experience. By leveraging their Invision Community OAuth provider credentials, users can now easily log in to Joomla and gain access to the site. Embrace the power of unified authentication and elevate the convenience and security of your Joomla platform with this powerful SSO solution.
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.
Pre-requisites : Download And Installation
Setup Invision Community as OAuth Provider with Joomla OAuth Client
1. Download and Setup Joomla OAuth Client
- Download the zip file for the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin for Joomla from the given link.
- Login into your Joomla site’s administrator console.
- From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extensions.
- Upload the downloaded zip file to install the Joomla OAuth Client plugin.
- After successful installation of plugin, click on Start Using miniOrange OAuth Client plugin button.
- Copy the Callback/Redirect URL from Configure OAuth tab of Joomla OAuth Client plugin.
2. Configure Invision Community as OAuth Provider
- First of all, log into your Invision Community account.
- On your Invision Community, go to AdminCP -> System -> REST & OAuth and click on Create New.
- Fill out the form selecting Joomla for Client Type.
- You will then see a screen with Client ID, Client Secret, Scopes and Endpoints, you will need to enter into Joomla.
- For setting up the SSO with invision community request must be initiated with https. i.e. Invision Community admin must be running on https.
3. Integrating Joomla with Invision Community
- Go back to your Joomla Dashboard. Then go to Components.
- Now go to the Joomla OAuth Client plugin, under Configure OAuth tab, enter the all the details. Then click on Save Settings and then click on Test Configuration.
- You have successfully completed your Invision Community Joomla App configurations.
3.1. Scopes & Endpoints
- Invision Community Endpoints and Scope:
| Scope: | |
| Authorize Endpoint: | https://{invision-community-domain}/oauth/authorize/ |
| Access Token Endpoint: | https://{invision-community-domain}/oauth/token/ |
| Get User Info Endpoint: | https://{invision-community-domain}/api/core/me |
| Set Client Credentials: | In Both (In Header and In Body) |
4. User Attribute Mapping [Premium Feature]
- User Attribute Mapping is mandatory for enabling users to successfully login into Joomla. We will be setting up user profile attributes for Joomla using below settings.
- Click on Test Configuration button, you will see all the values returned by your OAuth Provider to Joomla in a table.
- Now go to do Attribute Mapping tab. Here you can map all the Attribute Mapping details in the given fields below.
5. Role/Group Mapping [Premium Feature]
- Go to the Role Mapping tab. Here you can Enable Role Mapping and select default groups for new users.
- Based on your provider application, you can allocate the Joomla role to your provider roles.
6. Login Settings [Premium Feature]
- Now you can use Login / SSO URL to perform SSO.
- Now logout and go to your Joomla site's pages where you have added this link. You will see a login link where you placed that button. Click on this button to perform SSO.
- Go to the Login/Logout Settings tab. Here, you can configure user login/logout behavior for your Joomla application.
- Congratulations, you have successfully configured the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin with your OAuth Provider.
- Click on the Upgrade Plans tab to check out our complete list of features and various licensing plans. OR you can click here to check features and licensing plans.
- If you want to purchase any of the paid version of the plugin, you have to register/login with us in Account Setup tab. OR you can register/login Here .
- In case, you are facing some issue or have any question in mind, you can reach out to us by sending us your query through the Support button in the plugin or by sending us a mail at joomlasupport@xecurify.com.
Additional Resources
- What is OAuth 2.0?
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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- How to configure Oauth / OpenID Connect SSO with Keycloak
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