Configure ORCID Single Sign-On (SSO) with Joomla OAuth Client Plugin

Overview

Single Sign-On (SSO) with ORCID in Joomla uses OAuth Authorization to provide users secure access to the Joomla site. With our Joomla OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin, ORCID acts as the OAuth provider, ensuring secure login for Joomla websites.

The integration of Joomla and ORCID simplifies and secures the login process using OAuth protocol. This solution allows users to access their Joomla sites with Single Sign-On (SSO) using their ORCID credentials, completely removing the need to store, remember, and reset multiple passwords.

In addition to offering OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) using ORCID credentials, the plugin also provides advanced SSO features like user profile attribute mapping, role mapping, and Azure multi-tenant login and providing site access based on organization email domains. For further insights into the array of features we offer within the Joomla OAuth & OpenID Connect Client plugin, kindly visit our page here. You can follow the below steps to setup ORCID OAuth SSO with Joomla.

Configuration Steps

In this configuration, ORCID functions as the OAuth server, while Joomla allows users to log in with their ORCID credentials by utilizing the Joomla OAuth Client Plugin.

Step 2: Configure ORCID as OAuth Server

• Log into your ORCID account.

• Click Developer Tools at the top of your record.

• Click the "Register for the free ORCID public API" button

• Review and agree to the terms of service when prompted.

• After agreeing to the terms of service, you will be directed back to Developer Tools. Complete the form presented to register a new application.

• Click the Save icon at the bottom of the form to generate your API credentials.

• To view your API credentials, click Show Details.

Step 3: Configure Client ID & Secret

• Copy your 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.

• Copy the Client ID and Client Secret then enter the Callback/Redirect URl which is copied in step1 under the redirect URIs.

• Scope & Endpoints are given below, which are required for configuring Joomla as OAuth Client plugin to configure ORCHID as a custom OAuth or OIDC provider.

Scope	openid
Authorize Endpoint:	https://orcid.org/oauth/authorize
Access Token Endpoint:	https://orcid.org/oauth/token
Get User Info Endpoint:	https://orcid.org/userStatus.json?logUserOut=true
Set Client Credentials:	In Both (In Header and In Body)