Joomla OAuth Client Integration with LinkedIn Single Sign-On (SSO)
Set up Single Sign-On (SSO) on your Joomla site via LinkedIn OAuth provider with the help of Joomla OAuth & OpenID Connect plugin. Integrating LinkedIn Single Sign-On (SSO) into Joomla using OAuth 2.0 authentication protocol allows your users to securely login into your Joomla websites and applications by authenticating with LinkedIn OAuth provider. The LinkedIn OAuth Joomla plugin also provides advanced features such as, Auto create users, Attribute Mapping, Group Mapping etc. 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 LinkedIn 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.
- Login into your Joomla site’s administrator console.
- From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extension.
- Upload the downloaded zip file to install the Joomla OAuth Client plugin.
- Installation of the plugin is successful. Now click on Start Using miniOrange OAuth Client plugin.
- Under Configure OAuth tab. Select LinkedIn as an OAuth Provider.
- Now copy the Callback / Redirect URL which is needed while configuring LinkedIn as OAuth Server.
2. Configure Linkedin as OAuth Provider
- First of all, go to LinkedIn in order to create a new application. Click on Create Application button to create a new application.
- Enter the required details and click on the Submit button to save your changes.
- Click on Auth tab to enter details of Joomla OAuth Client.
- Copy the Client Id and the Client Secret and save it in your miniOrange OAuth Client plugin under Client Id and the Client Secret text fields respectively.
- Copy the Redirect/ Callback URl from here of Joomla OAuth Clientv plugin and enter it under OAuth 2.0 -> Authorized Redirect URLs textbox. Click on the Add button adjacent to the text box to save it. Finally, click on the Update button to save your configurations.
- Go to the products tab and select Share on LinkedIn then select Sign in with LinkedIn .
3. Integrating Joomla with LinkedIn
- 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.
LinkedIn Endpoints and Scope:
| Scope: | r_emailaddress r_liteprofile w_member_social |
| Authorize Endpoint: | https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/authorization |
| Access Token Endpoint: | https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/accessToken |
| Get User Info Endpoint: | https://api.linkedin.com/v2/me |
| Custom redirect URL after logout:[optional] | https://YOUR_DOMAIN/v2/logout?client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID&returnTo=LOGOUT_URL |
| Set Client Credentials: | In Both (In Header and In Body) |
4. User Attribute Mapping
- Once you click on Test Configuration button, you will be able to see the attributes in the Test Configuration output as follows.
- Now go back to Joomla OAuth Client plugin.
- Go to the Attribute Mapping section in the plugin and map the Attribute Names from the Test Configuration table. Now enter Group Attribute name on the given field. (Refer to the screenshot)
- Now go to the Role Mapping tab. Here make sure that Enable Role Mapping is checked. Now assign the Group/Role names to the desired groups in Joomla, then click on Save Role Mapping Settings button.
- 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.
- Congratulations, you have successfully configured the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin with your LinkedIn 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.
5. Role/Group mapping
6. Login Settings
7. Supported Grant Types
- Authorization Grant
- Implicit Grant
- Client Credentials
- Refresh Token
You have successfully configured Joomla as OAuth Client for achieving Joomla LinkedIn Single Sign-On (SSO) with Joomla for user authentication.
In this guide, you have successfully configured Joomla LinkedIn Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring LinkedIn as OAuth Provider and Joomla as OAuth Client using our Joomla OAuth Client plugin.This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your Joomla site using LinkedIn login credentials within minutes.
Additional Resources
- What is OAuth 2.0?
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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