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

Integration of miniOrange Single Sign-on (miniOrange 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 miniOrange 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 miniOrange OAuth Provider credentials.
Visit our Joomla OAuth Client Plugin webpage to learn more about the features and plans we offer for the Joomla OAuth Single Sign-on (OAuth & OpenID connect) plugin.

Pre-requisites: Download And Installation

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Steps to Install Joomla OAuth Client Plugin

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 -> Pre-Configured Apps tab, select your OAuth Provider. You can also search for custom OAuth or custom OpenID application in the search bar, and configure your own custom provider.

Joomla OAuth Single Sign-On SSO - Select your OAuth Provider

Steps to configure miniOrange 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

Login to your miniOrange account.
From the left menu, go to Apps Manage Apps.

Login with miniOrange into Joomla | miniOrange SSO with Joomla, New Application Creation

In the right upper corner, select Add Application.
Navigate to OAuth/OIDC card, click on Create App.
Select the Application of your choice.

Now enter the following information as shown below:

Client Name	App name you want to provide.
Redirect-URL	Enter Callback URL-{oauth_client_base_url}/plugins/servlet/oauth/callback from Configure OAuth tab of the plugin

miniOrange OAuth SSO with Joomla | miniOrange Single Sign-On, Fill Application Information

For adding the policy for OAuth App, select Group Name as Default and enter the Policy Name of your choice, and select Login Method as Password.

Click on save button. Your app has been successfully created.

2. Configure Client ID and Secret

Now, go to Apps > Manage Apps > Your app > Select > Edit.

miniOrange OAuth OpenID Connect with Joomla | Single Sign-On with Joomla using miniOrange, Application Configured

You can see all the information for the app like Client ID and Client Secret. Also OAuth endpoints are mentioned, you will require Authorize Endpoint and Access Token Endpoint in further step.
Go to the Step 2 [Client ID & Secret] tab of the Joomla OAuth Client plugin, here paste the Client ID, Client Secret and Tenant. Click on the Save Configuration button.

OAuth Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla - Save Configuration

2.1. Scope & Endpoints

miniOrange Endpoints and scope:

Scope: email profile openid
Authorize EndPoint: https://login.xecurify.com/moas/idp/openidsso
Access Token Endpoint: https://login.xecurify.com/moas/rest/oauth/token
User Info Endpoint: https://logins.xecurify.com/moas/rest/oauth/getuserinfo
Set Client Credentials: In Both (In Header and In Body)

3. Configure Attribute Mapping

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.

OAuth Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla - Test Configuration

You will be able to see the attributes in the Test Configuration output as follows.

OAuth Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla - Configuration output

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.

OAuth Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla - Attribute Mapping

4. Setup Login/SSO URL

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.

OAuth Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla - Login/SSO URL

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.

You have successfully configured Joomla as OAuth Client for achieving Joomla miniOrange Single Sign-On (SSO) with Joomla for user authentication.

In this guide, you have successfully configured Joomla miniOrange Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring miniOrange 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 miniOrange login credentials within minutes.

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

Pre-requisites: Download And Installation

Steps to Install Joomla OAuth Client Plugin