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Joomla OAuth Client Integration with Minecraft Single Sign-On (SSO)

Integration of Minecraft Single Sign-on (Minecraft SSO ) with Joomla using OAuth 2.0 Protocol. The miniOrange Joomla OAuth / OpenID Connect Single Sign-on (SSO) plugin makes it simple to set up Minecraft SSO into Joomla and enable secure login into joomla. As a result, users can log in to Joomla and access the site by authenticating with their Minecraft identity provider credentials.

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

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  • Login into your Joomla site’s Administrator console.
  • From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extensions.
  • Now click on Or Browse for file button to locate and install the plugin file downloaded earlier.
  • Installation of plugin is successful. Now click on Start Using miniOrange OAuth Server plugin.
  • Under the Configure OAuth tab, click on the ADD button.
Get Started with OAuth Server Setup

Steps to configure OAuth SSO into Joomla

1. Configure Callback/Redirect URL

  • After selecting your OAuth provider, you will be redirected to the Step 1 [Redirect URL] tab. Now copy the Callback/Redirect URL which we will use to configure the OAuth Server, then click on the Save & Next button.
    • OAuth Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla - Copy Redirect URL
  • Sign in to Azure portal.
  • Select Azure Active Directory.
    • Minecraft OAuth SSO with Joomla | Minecraft Single Sign-On, Minecraft Login
  • In the left-hand navigation pane, click the App registrations service, and click New registration.
    • Login with Minecraft into Joomla | Minecraft SSO with Joomla, App Registration
  • When the Create page appears, enter your application's registration information.(Refer to the below table)
      • Name : Name of your application.
      Application type :
      1. Select "Web app / API" for client applications and resource/API applications that are installed on a secure server. This setting is used for OAuth confidential web clients and public user-agent-based clients. The same application can also expose both a client and resource/API.
      Redirect URI :
      1. For "Web app / API" applications, provide the base URL of your app. eg, https://<domain-name> might be the URL for a web app running on your local machine. Users would use this URL to sign in to a web client application.
  • Make sure the "Grant admin consent to openid and offline_access permissions" option is enabled. When finished, click Register.
    • Minecraft OAuth OpenID Connect with Joomla | Single Sign-On with Joomla using Minecraft, Overview
  • Azure AD assigns a unique Application ID to your application. The Application ID is your Client ID and the Directory ID is your Tenant ID, keep these values handy as you will need them to configure the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin.
    • Minecraft OAuth SSO with Joomla | Minecraft Single Sign-On, Overview
  • Go to Certificates and Secrets from the left navigaton panel and click on New Client Secret. Enter description and expiration time and click on ADD option.
    • Login with Minecraft into Joomla | Minecraft SSO with Joomla, Secret Key
  • Copy the secret key "value" and keep the value handy it will be required later to configure Client Secret under the miniOrange OAuth Client Plugin.
    • Minecraft OAuth OpenID Connect with Joomla | Single Sign-On with Joomla using Minecraft, Secret Key-2

You have successfully configured Minecraft as OAuth Provider for achieving user authentication with Minecraft Single Sign-On (SSO) login into your Joomla Site.


2. Scope & Endpoints

    Scopes and Endpoints:

    Client ID : from the Minecraft SSO application configured
    Client Secret : from the Minecraft SSO application configured
    Scopes openid
    Authorize Endpoint: https://login.live.com/oauth20_authorize.srf
    Access Token Endpoint: https://login.live.com/oauth20_token.srf
    Set Client Credentials: In Both (In Header and In Body)
  • 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.
  • Go to Step 3 [Attribute Mapping] tab and click on Test Configuration button.
Upload IdP Metadata

  • You will be able to see the attributes in the Test Configuration output as follows.
Upload IdP Metadata

  • Now go to the Step 3 [Attribute Mapping] tab and Select the attribute name for Email and Username from dropdown. Then click on Finish Configuration button.
Upload IdP Metadata

  • Now go to Step 4 [SSO URL] tab, here copy the Login/SSO URL and add it to your Site by following the given steps.
Upload IdP Metadata

  • 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.


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Mail us on joomlasupport@xecurify.com for quick guidance(via email/meeting) on your requirement and our team will help you to select the best suitable solution/plan as per your requirement.

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