OpenID Single Sign-On (SSO) For Shopify Using Azure B2C as Identity Provider

Pre-requisite : Single Sign On - SSO Login Application

To configure SSO into Shopify with Azure B2C as IDP, you will need to install the miniOrange Shopify Single Sign On - SSO Login Application on your store:

Step by Step guide for Configuring Azure B2C as IDP for SSO into Shopify

1.  Get Callback URL from Shopify SSO App

• Go to your Shopify store and navigate to the App section and click on Single Sign On - SSO login application.

• Click on the Add identity Provider button to add your IDP.

• Select OpenId Connect 1.0 protocol.

• Now choose Azure B2C from the list of IDPs.

• Copy the Callback URL and kepp it handy as it will be used in furthur step.

2.  Setup Azure B2C as an OpenID Provider

• Sign in to the Azure portal.
• Go to Home and in the Azure services, select Azure B2C.

• Please make sure you are in the Azure AD B2C directory with an active subscription and if not, you can switch to the correct directory.

• For the Azure B2C tenant, copy the Domain name under Essentials on the home page and save it. We will require it later.

• Now, click on App Registrations and then click on the New Registration option to create a new Azure B2C application.

• Configure the following options to create a new application.
• Enter a name for your application under the Name text field.
• In supported account types, select 3rd option ‘Accounts in any identity provider or organizational directory (for authenticating users with user flows)’.
• Paste the Callback URL from Step 1 in the Redirect URI section and select the platform as Web. Click on the Register button to create your application.

• After successful application creation, you will be redirected to the newly created application’s overview page. If not, you can go to the app registrations and search the name of your application and you will find your application in the list.

• Copy your Application ID (Client ID) and keep it handy.

• Click on Certificates and Secrets and then click on New client secret to generate a client secret. Enter a description and click on the Add button.

• Copy the secret value from the certificates & secrets page and store it as a Client secret in your Shopify Single Sign-On (SSO) Login application.

2.1  Add Users in your B2C application

• Navigate the home page, go to the Users tab in the left corner.

• Click on Create new user option on the user's page.

• Select Email as the Sign-in method and provide the email address. Provide appropriate Display name and set your Password. Click on Review + create and then click on Create to save the user details to perform test configuration.

2.2  How to Create and Add Policy

• Go to the User Flows tab and then click on New User Flow.

• Select a User flow type Sign up and Sign in then click on Create button.

• Fill in all the information e.g. Name, Identity providers, etc. then click on Create button.

• Copy the policy name value. This will be required while configuring authorize and token endpoints.

2.3  Add user claims to your application

• Go to user flows under policies in the left corner. Select the configured policy.

• Select Application claims in settings.

• Select the desired attributes to be displayed on the test configuration and save it.


• Go to Application → Select the application and go to the API Permissions tab.

• Click on the Add permission button, and then Microsoft Graph API -> Delegated Permissions select openid, Profile scope, and click on the Add Permissions button.

• Click on the Grant Consent for Demo button.
• Go to the Manifest tab and find groupMembershipClaims change its value to "All" and click on the save button.

2.4  Endpoints

• Go to Application Registrations -> Endpoints.
  
  
• In token and authorization endpoints URl, replace <policy-name> with your configured policy name.

You have successfully configured Azure AD B2C as an OpenID Provider for achieving user authentication with Azure AD B2C Single Sign-On (SSO) login into your Shopify Store.

3.  Configure Azure B2C as IDP in Shopify

• Navigate back to the miniOrange Single Sign On-SSO application and click on Add identity Provider button.

• Select OpenId Connect 1.0 protocol.

• From the list of IDPs, select Azure B2C.

• Fill out the following fields by referring the below table.


IDP Display Name	Choose the appropriate Name
Authorize Endpoint	From Step 2.4
Token Endpoint	From Step 2.4
Client ID	From Step 2
Client secret	From Step 2
Scope	openid

• Click on Save.

You have completed Shopify side configuration.

4.   Test Connection

• After saving the IDP configuration, you will be redirected to Test Connection step.
  Please perform Test Connection before mapping or fetching attributes, test connection ensures that your IDP configuration is correct.
• Click on the Test Connection button.

• On entering valid Azure B2C account credentials you will see a pop-up window which is shown in the below screen.

• Click on the Fetch Attributes button to fetch IDP attribute.

5.   Attribute Mapping (Optional)

• Click on the + Attribute Mapping button to map attributes between Shopify and Azure B2C .

• Map the attributes by refering the table below:


Attribute Name in Shopify	Choose the attribute from the list of predefined attributes
Attribute Type	IDP Attribute
Attribute Value	Select the attribute value you have fetched from your IDP

• Click on Save.

• Navigate to the application home page. Go to More actions against the IDP you have configured and click on Make Default button to make the IDP default.

6.   Testing Single Sign-On (SSO) for your Shopify Store

• Go to your Shopify Store login page.(https://<your-shopify-storedomain>/account/login)
• Click on the login button you customized earlier.

• You’ll be redirected to the login page of the IDP you configured in previous step. Log in with your IDP account credentials.
• You’ll be successfully logged in to your Shopify store.

Hence you have successfully configured Shopify Single Sign-On (SSO) using miniOrange as IDP and Shopify as SP using miniOrange Single Sign-On (SSO) login application. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your Shopify store using miniOrange login credentials within minutes.

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