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

Set up Single Sign-On (SSO) on your WordPress website via Signicat WordPress SSO with the WP OAuth & OpenID Connect Single Sign-On plugin. Implementing WordPress SSO using Signicat allows users to log into your websites and applications with a single set of credentials using the Signicat SSO OAuth provider.

Signicat, acts as the OAuth Provider, and WordPress act as the OAuth Client. WordPress Signicat SSO provides smooth login between WordPress and Signicat using login with Signicat SSO with a single click.

The WordPress SSO plugin also provides advanced Signicat SSO features like user profile attribute mapping, role mapping, and providing site access based on organization email domains. You can also protect your complete WordPress site behind SSO. Signicat WordPress OAuth SSO plugin secures the user’s login process and improves user authentication using Signicat WordPress SSO. Follow the steps in the guide below to Setup Your WordPress SSO via installing this plugin.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• Log into your WordPress instance as an admin.
• Go to the WordPress Dashboard -> Plugins and click on Add New.
• Search for a WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin and click on Install Now.
• Once installed click on Activate.

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

1. Setup Signicat as OAuth Provider

• First of all go to the Signicat console and Signup/login to your Signicat developer account.

• Click on eID Hub to create a new application.

• Go to OAuth Client tab from the left section and click on Add Client button.

• Enter the Client name as you wish and enter the Redirect/Callback URL which you will get from the OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin. Add the Scopes shown in the below image. click on Create button.

• Click on Add Secret button.

• Enter the Secret name and click on Generate Secret button to get the Client Secret.

• Copy the Client ID and Client Secret and keep them handy, as we will need them later while configuring the WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On plugin.

• Now, go to the Public Keys tab under the Advanced section.

• Enter the name for your key and select the Encrytion under the Usage section. Click on Create button.

You have successfully configured Signicat as OAuth Provider for achieving Signicat Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress for user authentication.

2. Setup WordPress as OAuth Client

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• 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 Custom OAuth 2.0 App.

• After selecting the provider copy the Callback URL which needs to be configured in Signicat SSO application (developer application of Signicat) Configuration.
• Enter the Client Credentials like Client ID & Client Secret which you will get from the Signicat SSO application.
• Please refer the below table for configuring the Scope & Endpoints for Signicat in the plugin

Scope:	openid email profile nin
Authorize Endpoint:	https://<site-url>/auth/open/connect/authorize
Access Token Endpoint:	https://<site-url>/auth/open/connect/token
Userinfo Endpoint:	https://<site-url>/auth/open/connect/userinfo


• Click on Next.
• After verifying all the details on the summary page, click on Finish to save the configuration as well as test the SSO connection.

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

• Go to Configure OAuth tab and search your application name to add a new client application into your website, Here Custom OAuth 2.0 App

• Configure App Name, Client ID, Client Secret, Tenant ID from Signicat 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 Signicat Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress for user authentication.

3. User Attribute Mapping

• User Attribute Mapping is mandatory for enabling users to successfully Single Sign-On into WordPress using Signicat SSO. We will be setting up user profile attributes for WordPress using the 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 Signicat 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 Signicat application to return this information.
• Once you see all the values in Test Configuration, go to Attribute / Role Mapping tab, select attributes from Username dropdown and click on Save.


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 Signicat 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 Signicat SSO login button there. You can test the Signicat Single Sign-On (SSO) now.

Sign in settings for WordPress 5.9 and above

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


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

Additional Resources

• What is OAuth 2.0?
• Signicat OpenID Connect SSO documentation
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)



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