Joomla OAuth Client Integration with OpenAthens Single Sign-On (SSO)
Integration of Openathens Single Sign-on (Openathens 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 Openathens 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 Openathens OAuth Provider credentials.
Pre-requisites : Download And Installation
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.
Setup Openathens as OAuth Provider with Joomla OAuth Client
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 Openathens as OAuth Server, then click on the Save & Next button.
- Go to the publisher dashboard of OpenAthens https://sp.openathens.net and login in your account to Configure OpenAthens.
- Click on Applications tab, click on Create new application to create new application.
- Select OpenID Connect from the list.
- Add the name you want to give to your application, URL of the application under the Application Name and Application URL fields respectively. Enter the Redirect/Callback URI from Joomla OAuth Client plugin under the Authorized redirect URIs field.
- Click on Create application button.
- Copy the Client ID and Client Secret.
- Go to the Step 2 [Client ID & Secret] tab of the Joomla OAuth Client plugin, here paste the Client ID & Client Secret. Click on the Save Configuration button.
- OpenAthens Endpoints and Scope:
- Go to Step 3 [Attribute Mapping] tab and click on Test Configuration button.
- You will be able to see the attributes in the Test Configuration output as follows.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- What is OAuth 2.0?
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2. Configure Client ID and Secret
2.1. Scope & Endpoints
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Scope:
openid
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Authorize Endpoint:
https://sp.openathens.net/oauth2/authorize
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Access Token Endpoint:
https://sp.openathens.net/oauth2/token
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Get User Info Endpoint:
https://sp.openathens.net/oauth2/userInfo
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Custom redirect URL after logout:[optional]
https://sp.yourdomain.com/oa/logout
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Set Client Credentials:
In Both (In Header and In Body)
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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.
4. Setup Login/SSO URL
You have successfully configured Joomla as OAuth Client for achieving Joomla OpenAthens Single Sign-On (SSO) with Joomla for user authentication.
In this guide, you have successfully configured Joomla OpenAthens Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring OpenAthens 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 OpenAthens login credentials within minutes.
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