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Single Sign-On (SSO) for Laravel Using Okta as OAuth Provider

Laravel OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin gives the ability to enable OAuth Single Sign-On for your laravel applications. Using Single Sign-On you can use only one password to access your laravel application and services. Our plugin is compatible with all the OAuth compliant Identity providers. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure Single Sign-On (SSO) between Laravel and Okta considering Okta as OAuth provider. To know more about other features we provide in Laravel OAuth client single sign-on SSO plugin, you can click here.

Installation Laravel Oauth Client

Open a Command Prompt window and change the working directory to your Laravel app's main directory.

Enter the below command. composer require miniorange/oauth-laravel-free

After successful installation of package, go to your Laravel app in the browser and enter {laravel-application-domain}/mo_oauth_admin
The package will start setting up your database for you and then redirect you to the admin registration page.
Register or log in with your miniOrange account to configure the plugin.

Laravel Single Sign On SSO plugin settings

After login, you will see the OAuth provider Settings option, where you will get the Redirect/Callback URL. Keep it handy as it will be required later to configure Okta Single Sign-On SSO plugin.

Laravel Single Sign On SSO OAuth Client Settings

Steps to configure Okta Single Sign-On (SSO) Login into Laravel

1. Configure Okta as OAuth Provider

Go to Okta developers console Click Here and sign up/Login with your Okta developer account.
Go to Applications tab in the left panel and then click on Applications.
click on Create App integration to create a new application.

laravel Single Sign-On (SSO) create a new application in Okta

Select OIDC - OpenID Connect after that select application type as a Web Application then click now next.

laravel Single Sign-On (SSO) OIDC openid connect

In General Settings tab, enter App Name and required detials and enter callback url in Sign-in redirect URIs and click on save.

Single Sign-On (SSO) between redirect url

Copy the Client ID and Client Secret from general tab and save it on your laravel OAuth plugin Configuration.

laravel Single Sign-On (SSO) client credentials

After that, Navigate to the application you created and click on the Assignments Tab in Okta.
Click on Assign button to Assign People and Assign Groups.

Laravel Single Sign On SSO save settings

Once you Assign the user, click on Done button.

Single Sign-On (SSO) laravel assign user to groups

2. Configure Laravel OAuth client plugin for Okta

Go to the miniOrange Laravel OAuth SSO plugin and click on Choose okta as OAuth provider.

Enter the Client ID and Client Secret from Okta App.

Configuring the Scope as openid and enter Domain name copy from Okta app profile.

Note : Add http:// or https:// in domain name.

You can send the client credentials in header and also send state parameter accordingly also enter login attribute as per your requirement.

Click on save settings button. After that, Click on test configuration button. you will get the list of Attribute Names and Attribute Values that are sent by your OAuth provider

3. SSO Options

You can also use a link to login via your OAuth/OpenID provider.

This link is in the format: {laravel-application-domain}/ssologin.php?option=oauthredirect

4. Support / Demo

Support and Trial/Demo Request tabs are available for customers to reach out to for demos and support.

Laravel Single Sign On SSO Single Sign On button

In this Guide, you have successfully configured Okta Single Sign-On (SSO) using Laravel as OAuth Client. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your Laravel site using Okta login credentials within minutes.

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