Joomla OAuth Client Integration with Slack Single Sign-On (SSO)

Integration of Slack Single Sign-on (Slack SSO) with Joomla using OAuth 2.0 Protocol. The miniOrange Joomla OAuth / OpenID Connect Single Sign-on (SSO) plugin makes it simple to set up Slack SSO into Joomla and enable secure login into Joomla. As a result, users can log in to Joomla and access the site by authenticating with their Slack OAuth Provider credentials.
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Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

Joomla OAuth Client Handbook

This detailed Handbook for the Joomla OAuth/OpenID Single Sign On plugin, gives an in depth explanation of the features of the plugin. You can refer to the handbook at anytime - it is always available to you, either via this link , or directly from the plugin for quicker access.

Setup Slack as OAuth Provider with Joomla OAuth Client

1. Download and Setup Joomla OAuth Client

• Download the zip file for the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin for Joomla from the link here.
• Login into your Joomla site’s administrator console.
• From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extensions.

• Upload the downloaded zip file to install the Joomla OAuth Client plugin.

• After successful installation of plugin, click on Start Using miniOrange OAuth Client plugin button.

• Under Configure OAuth tab. Select Slack as an OAuth Provider.

• Copy the Callback/Redirect URL from Configure OAuth tab of Joomla OAuth Client plugin.

2. Configure Slack as OAuth Provider

• First of all, go to https://api.slack.com/apps and log into your Slack account.
• You will be presented with the following screen. Click on Create new App.

• You will be shown a form where you have to enter Application Name and Development Slack Workspace. Fill the form with appropriate information and click on Create App.

• After creating the slack application, you will be brought to Application Management page. Scroll down to “App Credentials” section. Here you will find given Client ID and Client Secret for your slack application.

• Copy these credentials and keep it handy because you will need it in the next step.
• Go to OAuth & Permissions.

• Add Redirect URL: In slack application's Redirect URLs section, Click on Add New Redirect URL and enter the Callback/Redirect URL which is copied from here. Click on Save URLs.

• Scope: Go to OAuth & Permissions, select users.profile:read scope from Select Permission Scopes dropdown list and Save Changes.

3. Integrating Joomla with Slack

• Go back to your Joomla Dashboard. Then go to Components.
• Now go to the Joomla OAuth Client plugin, under Configure OAuth tab, enter the all the details. Then click on Save Settings and then click on Test Configuration.

Slack Endpoints and scope:



Scope:	users.profile:read
Authorize EndPoint:	https://slack.com/oauth/authorize
Access Token Endpoint:	https://slack.com/api/oauth.access
Get User Info Endpoint:	https://slack.com/api/users.profile.get
Set Client Credentials:	In Both (In Header and In Body)

4. Test SSO and Attribute Mapping

• Once you click on Test Configuration button, You will be able to see the attributes in the Test Configuration output as follows.

• Now you have to do Attribute Mapping to perform SSO. Select the attribute name for Email and Username from dropdown. Then click on Save Attribute Mapping button.

• Now you can use Login / SSO URL to perform SSO.

• Now logout and go to your Joomla site's pages where you have added this link. You will see a login link where you placed that button. Click on this button to perform SSO.
• Congratulations, you have successfully configured the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin with your Slack OAuth Provider.
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You have successfully configured Joomla as OAuth Client for achieving Joomla Slack Single Sign-On (SSO) with Joomla for user authentication.

In this guide, you have successfully configured Joomla Slack Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring Slack as OAuth Provider and Joomla as OAuth Client using our Joomla OAuth Client plugin.This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your Joomla site using Slack login credentials within minutes.

Additional Resources

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