Ping federate OAuth & OpenID connect Single Sign-On (SSO) | Ping federate SSO Login

Step 1: Setup Ping Federate as OAuth Provider

• Login to your Ping Federate User Admin dashboard.
• Click on the OAuth Server in the left navigation menu.
• Under Clients, click on Create New.

• Enter the Client ID, Name and Description. Select Client Secret in Client Authentication and click on Generate Secret. Take a note of your Client ID & Client Secret.

• Copy the Redirect/Callback URL from the plugin and enter it in Redirect URIs field and click on Add. Select the Authorization Code grant type and click on Save.

• You have successfully completed your Ping Federate App OAuth Server side configurations.



Ping Federate Endpoints and Scope:




Client ID :	Click Here
Client Secret :	Click Here
Scope:	openid
Authorize Endpoint:	https://{your-base-url}/as/authorization.oauth2
Access Token Endpoint:	https://{your-base-url}/as/token.oauth2
Get User Info Endpoint:	https://{your-base-url}/idp/userinfo.oauth2

You have successfully configured Ping Federate as OAuth Provider for achieving Ping Federate login into your WordPress Site.

Step 2: Setup WordPress as OAuth Client

• After Plugin is activated, go to the plugin and search for PingFederate. Select PingFederate from the OAuth Providers list.

• Go to Configure OAuth tab and configure Client ID, Client Secret from provided Endpoints.
• Enter Scope value as openid.
• Click on Save Settings to save the configuration.

You have successfully configured WordPress as OAuth Client for achieving Ping Federate login into your WordPress Site.

Step 3: User Attribute Mapping.

• User Attribute Mapping is mandatory for enabling users to successfully login into WordPress. We will be setting up user profile attributes for WordPress using 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, you will get the list of attributes in a Username dropdown.

Step 4: Login Settings / Sign In Settings.

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

Sign In Settings

• 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 login button there. You can test the SSO now.

In this Guide, you have successfully configured Ping Federate Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring Ping Federate 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 Ping Federate login credentials within minutes.

Additional Resources

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