Nets Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress OAuth & OpenID Connect Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin. Enable secure login into WordPress using Nets as OAuth and OpenID Connect provider. Nets Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress allows your users to login to your WordPress and access the site by authenticating with their Nets identity provider. You can also configure plugin using different IDPs such as Azure AD, 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 Nets Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress for user authentication. By the end of this guide, users should be able to perform secure login to WordPress and access the site with Nets SSO. To know more about other features we provide in WP OAuth Single Sign-On ( OAuth & OpenID Connect Client ) plugin, you can click here.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• Log into your WordPress instance as an admin.
• Go to the WordPress Dashboard -> Plugins and click on Add New.
• Search for a WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin and click on Install Now.
• Once installed click on Activate.

Steps to configure Nets Single Sign-On (SSO) Login into WordPress

1. Setup Nets as OAuth Provider

• Go to the developer account of Nets and signup/login.
• Click on Add Application to create a new application.
• Enter the app name and click on Save Button.
• Go to the OAuth tab in the left section and enter the Redirect URL which you will get from the OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin. click on Save Button.
• Copy the Client ID and Client Secret and save it under the Client ID and Client Secret in your WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) Plugin Configuration

You have successfully configured Nets as OAuth Provider for achieving Nets Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress for user authentication.

2. Setup WordPress as OAuth Client

• Go to Configure OAuth tab and click Add New Application to add a new client application into your website.

• Choose your Application from the list of OAuth / OpenID Connect Providers, Here Custom OAuth 2.0 App.

• Copy the Callback URL to be used in Nets Configuration. Click Next.

• Enter the Client Credentials like Client ID & Client Secret in the setup dialogue box. Enter the scope value as openid email profile. Click Next.

• Click on Finish to save the configuration.

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

3. User Attribute Mapping

• User Attribute Mapping is mandatory for enabling users to successfully Single Sign-On into WordPress using Nets SSO. We will be setting up user profile attributes for WordPress using the below settings.

Finding user attributes

• Go to Configure OAuth tab. Scroll down and click on Test Configuration.

• You will see all the values returned by your OAuth Provider to WordPress in a table. If you don't see value for First Name, Last Name, Email or Username, make the required settings in your OAuth Provider to return this information.
• Once you see all the values in Test Configuration, go to Attribute / Role Mapping tab, select attributes from Username dropdown and click on Save.


4. Sign In Settings

• The settings in Single Sign-On (SSO) Settings tab define the user experience for Single Sign-On (SSO). To add a Nets login widget on your WordPress page, you need to follow the below steps.

Sign in settings for WordPress 5.7 and before

• Go to WordPress Left Panel > Appearances > Widgets.
• Select miniOrange OAuth. Drag and drop to your favourite location and save.


Sign in settings for WordPress 5.8

• Go to WordPress Left Panel > Appearances > Widgets.
• Select miniOrange OAuth. Drag and drop to your favourite location and save.

• Open your WordPress page and you can see the Nets SSO login button there. You can test the Nets Single Sign-On (SSO) now.

Sign in settings for WordPress 5.9

• Make sure the "Show on login page" option is enabled for your application. (Refer to the below image)

• Now, go to your WordPress Login page. (Eg. https://< your-wordpress-domain >/wp-login.php)
• You will see an Nets SSO login button there. Once you click the login button, you will be able to test the Nets Single Sign-On (SSO).


8: Scope & Endpoints

• Please refer the below scope & endpoints table to allow SSO for Customer test into your WordPress site.

Scope:	openid
Authorize Endpoint:	https://www.ident-preprod1.nets.eu/its/index.html
Access Token Endpoint:	https://www.ident-preprod1.nets.eu/oidc/token
Get User Info Endpoint:	https://www.ident-preprod1.nets.eu/oidc/.well-known/openid-configuration

• Please refer the below scope & endpoints table to allow SSO for Production test into your WordPress site.

Scope:	openid
Authorize Endpoint:	https://www.ident.nets.eu/its/index.html
Access Token Endpoint:	https://www.ident.nets.eu/oidc/token
Get User Info Endpoint:	https://www.ident.nets.eu/oidc/.well-known/openid-configuration

In this Guide, you have successfully configured Nets Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring Nets as OAuth Provider and WordPress as OAuth Client using our WP OAuth Single Sign-On ( OAuth / OpenID Connect Client ) plugin.This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your WordPress site using Nets login credentials within minutes.

Additional Resources

• What is OAuth 2.0?
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)



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