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

1. Setup ServiceNow as OAuth Provider

• Login/Signup to ServiceNow developer portal using ServiceNow developer account.
• Search for system OAuth in the left panel and go to Application registry.Now click on New button to register a new application.

• Select the Create an OAuth API endpoint for external clients

• Enter the App Name and the Redirect URL. You will get the Redirect URL from miniOrange OAuth Client plugin in Redirect/Callback URL field. You can enter the Client Secret you want or leave it blank. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret, we will need it in the further steps while configuring the plugin. If you had left the Client Secret blank, then to copy the auto generated Client Secret, click on the application from the application registries list.

• Now, Search for Scripted Rest API's in the search bar.Then click on new to add a new script service.

• Give a App name & ID And click on submit button to create a new rest API .

• Now go to service which you created in the previous step.
• Scroll down to the resources and click on new button to add a script for userinfo.

• Add the below code in script section and click on submit.

        var body = {};
        body.name = gs.getuser().getName();
        body.email = gs.getuser().getemail();
        response.setbody(body);
         

• You will get the <base-api-path> in the Base API path column of the Scripted REST APIs. Search the REST API with the name you have created it.

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

2. Setup WordPress as OAuth Client

• Free
• Premium

• 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 ServiceNow.

• Copy the Callback URL to be used in OAuth Provider Configuration and click Next.

• Configure App name. Copy and paste the endpoints from below table. Click Next.



Client ID :	Click Here
Client Secret :	Click Here
Scope:	email profile
Authorize Endpoint:	https://<your-servicenow-domain>/oauth_auth.do
Access Token Endpoint:	https://<your-servicenow-domain>/oauth_token.do
Get User Info Endpoint:	https://<your-servicenow-domain>/<base-api-path>?access_token=

• Enter the client credentials like Client ID & Client Secret as shown in the setup dialogue box. openid, email is already filled. Click Next.

• Verify the configuration details and click on Finish to save the configuration.

• Go to Configure OAuth tab and search your application name to add a new client application into your website, Here ServiceNow.

• Configure App Name, Client ID, Client Secret, Domain from ServiceNow SSO application

• Choose your Grant Type from the list of options & Click on Save Settings to save the configuration.

You have successfully configured WordPress as OAuth Client for achieving user authentication with ServiceNow Single Sign-On (SSO) login into your WordPress Site.

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.


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 ServiceNow 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 ServiceNow SSO login button there. You can test the ServiceNow 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 ServiceNow SSO login button there. Once you click the login button, you will be able to test the ServiceNow Single Sign-On (SSO).


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

Additional Resources

• ServiceNow as OAuth Provider / OpenID Connect
• Documentation of ServiceNow authentication
• WordPress Single Sign-On (SSO) OAuth / OpenID Connect / JWT
• What is OAuth 2.0 and how does it work?
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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