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

Integration of Vkontakte Single Sign-on (Vkontakte 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 Vkontakte 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 Vkontakte OAuth Provider credentials.

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Joomla OAuth Client Handbook

Please refer our detailed Handbook for the Joomla OAuth/OpenID Single Sign-On plugin, which gives an in-depth explanation of the various features of the plugin. You can get to the handbook at anytime directly from the plugin's UI for quicker access.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

Setup Vkontakte 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 given link.
• 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 Vkontakte as an OAuth Provider.

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

2. Configure Vkontakte as OAuth Provider

• First of all, log into your VKontakte account.
• You will be presented with following screen. Click on Create Application.

• You will be shown a form where you have to enter Application Name and Type. Select Platform as Website and fill other details as required. Now click on Connect Site.

• You will be asked for a verification code that will be sent on the phone number registered with VKontakte.

• After Successful verification, you will be brought to Information page, then verify the URL. Click on Save

• Go to Settings tab. Here you will find Secure Key and Secure Token. These are your Client ID and Client Secret, respectively. Copy these credentials in Joomla OAuth Plugin configuration on corresponding fields.

• On the same page, you will find a field for Authorized Redirect URL which is copied from here. Enter the same value as shown in Joomla OAuth Plugin and then Click on Save.

3. Integrating Joomla with Vkontakte

• 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.


VKontakte Endpoints and Scope:




Client ID :	from the above step
Client Secret :	from the above step
Scope:	openid
Authorize Endpoint:	https://oauth.vk.com/authorize
Access Token Endpoint:	https://oauth.vk.com/access_token
Get User Info Endpoint:	https://api.vk.com/method/users.get?fields=id,name,email,age_range,first_name,gender,last_name,link&access_token=
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 Vkontakte OAuth Provider.
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• In case, you are facing some issue or have any question in mind, you can reach out to us by sending us your query through the Support button in the plugin or by sending us a mail at joomlasupport@xecurify.com

You have successfully configured Joomla as OAuth Client for achieving Joomla Vkontakte Single Sign-On (SSO) with Joomla for user authentication.

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

Additional Resources

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