OAuth Server / OpenID Connect Server (OAuth 2.0 Server) also known as Authorization Server, It is the modern standard for securing access to APIs & implements network protocol flows which allow a client (OAuth Client) to act on behalf of a user. OAuth Server allows clients to verify the identity of end-users based on the authentication performed by an Authorization Server and also to obtain basic profile (Scope) information about the end-users in an interoperable and REST-like manner.
How does OAuth / OpenID work?
OAuth 2.0 Server is used to set up any Application as Identity Server to allow users to Single Sign-On / Login into their client site/application with login using OAuth / OpenID Connect protocol flows. The primary goal of this OAuth 2.0 server / Oauth Provider is to allow users to interact with multiple apps without requiring them to store sensitive credentials. You can easily configure an OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect server to protect your API with access tokens, or allow clients to request new access tokens and refresh them.
Joomla OAuth & OpenID Connect Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin enables secure login into Joomla using Okta as OAuth and OpenID Connect provider. You can also configure the plugin using different Oauth providers such as Azure B2C, Office 365, and other custom providers. It supports advanced Single Sign-On (SSO) features such as user profile Attribute mapping, Role mapping, multi-tenant login, etc. Here we will go through a guide to configure SSO between Joomla and Okta. By the end of this guide, users should be able to login to Joomla from Okta.
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Download And Installation
Log into your Joomla instance as an admin.
Go to the Joomla Dashboard -> Extensions -> Manage and click on Install.
Seach for a Joomla OAuth Client plugin and click on Install.
You will be presented with following screen. Click on Developer Console arrow and select Classic UI from the navigation bar on top.
Go to the Okta Admin panel. Go to Applications -> Applications.
You will get the following screen. Click on Add Application button.
Click on create new app to create an app.
Choose Web as platform, OpenID Connect as Sign on method and click on Create.
You will be redirected to the app details page. Enter Application name and Login Redirect URIs. Copy Redirect / Callback URL from the plugin to Configure Login Redirect URL. Click on Save.
You will be brought to App details page. Scroll down to Client Credentials section.
Copy these credentials in Joomla OAuth Client Plugin configuration on corresponding fields.
Download the zip file for the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin for Joomla from the link here.
Login into your Joomla site’s administrator console.
Go to Extension Manage Install in the top navigation bar to install the plugin.
Upload the downloaded zip file to install the OAuth Client plugin.
Navigate to Extensions Manage Manage and search for miniorange in the Search bar provided to see the list of the components.
Go to Components MiniOrange OAuth Client Configure OAuth tab from the top navigation bar to go to the configuration page of the plugin.
Select your OAuth Provider from the Select Application dropdown. In case your OAuth Provider is not listed in the drop down, please select Custom OAuth Provider to continue.
Fill in the details you received from your OAuth Provider.
Copy the Redirect/Callback URL given in the plugin and click on the Save Settings button to save details in your OAuth Provider.
Click on the Test Configuration button and copy the email and name attributes and save these attributes in Email Attribute and Name Attribute text field respectively. Now click on the Save Attribute Mapping button to save your configurations.
Use the Login URL to perform the SSO of your pre-configured OAuth/OpenID Connect Provider, (After completing test configuration please copy the Login URL and Add a button on your site login page).
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 desired OAuth Provider.
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