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

Integration of Windows Live Single Sign-on (Windows Live 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 Windows Live 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 Windows Live identity provider credentials.

Visit our Joomla OAuth Client Plugin page to learn more about the features and Pricing plans we offer for the Joomla OAuth Single Sign-on (OAuth & OpenID connect) plugin.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

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Steps to Install Joomla OAuth Client Plugin

Download the zip file for the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin for Joomla.
Login into your Joomla site’s administrator console.
From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extension.
Upload the downloaded zip file to install the Joomla OAuth Client plugin.
Installation of the plugin is successful. Now click on Start Using miniOrange OAuth Client plugin.
Under Configure OAuth -> Pre-Configured Apps tab, select your OAuth Provider. You can also search for custom OAuth or custom OpenID application in the search bar, and configure your own custom provider.

Joomla OAuth Single Sign-On SSO - Select your OAuth Provider

1. Configure Callback/Redirect URL

After selecting your OAuth provider, you will be redirected to the Step 1 [Redirect URL] tab. Now copy the Callback/Redirect URL which we will use to configure Windows Live as OAuth Server, then click on the Save & Next button.

OAuth Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla - Copy Redirect URL

Sign in to Azure portal.
Select Azure Active Directory.

Windows Live OAuth SSO with Joomla | Windows Live Single Sign-On, Login

In the left-hand navigation pane, click the App registrations service, and click New registration.

Login with Windows Live into Joomla | Windows Live SSO with Joomla, App-Registration

When the Create page appears, enter your application's registration information.(Refer to the below table)

Name :	Name of your application.
Application type :	Select "Web app / API" for client applications and resource/API applications that are installed on a secure server. This setting is used for OAuth confidential web clients and public user-agent-based clients. The same application can also expose both a client and resource/API.
Redirect URI :	For "Web app / API" applications, provide the base URL of your app. eg, https://<domain-name> might be the URL for a web app running on your local machine. Users would use this URL to sign in to a web client application.

Make sure the "Grant admin consent to openid and offline_access permissions" option is enabled. When finished, click Register.

Windows Live OAuth OpenID Connect with Joomla | Single Sign-On with Joomla using Windows Live, Overview

2. Configure Client ID and Secret

Windows Live assigns a unique Application ID to your application. The Application ID is your Client ID and the Directory ID is your Tenant ID, keep these values handy as you will need them to configure the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin.

Windows Live OAuth SSO with Joomla | Windows Live Single Sign-On, Overview

Go to Certificates and Secrets from the left navigaton panel and click on New Client Secret. Enter description and expiration time and click on ADD option.

Login with Windows Live into Joomla | Windows Live SSO with Joomla, Secret-Key

Copy the secret key "value" and keep the value handy it.

Windows Live OAuth OpenID Connect with Joomla | Single Sign-On with Joomla using Windows Live, Secret-Key

Go to the Step 2 [Client ID & Secret] tab of the Joomla OAuth Client plugin, here paste the Client ID & Client Secret. Click on the Save Configuration button.

Windows Live OAuth Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla - Save Configuration

2.1. Scope & Endpoints

Windows Live Scopes and Endpoints:

Scope: openid
Authorize Endpoint: https://login.live.com/oauth20_authorize.srf
Access Token Endpoint: https://login.live.com/oauth20_token.srf
Set Client Credentials: In Both (In Header and In Body)

3. Configure Attribute Mapping

User Attribute Mapping is mandatory for enabling users to successfully login into Joomla. We will be setting up user profile attributes for Joomla using below settings.

Go to Step 3 [Attribute Mapping] tab and click on Test Configuration button.

OAuth Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla - Test Configuration

You will be able to see the attributes in the Test Configuration output as follows.

OAuth Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla - Configuration output

Now go to the Step 3 [Attribute Mapping] tab and Select the attribute name for Email and Username from dropdown. Then click on Finish Configuration button.

OAuth Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla - Attribute Mapping

4. Setup Login/SSO URL

Now go to Step 4 [SSO URL] tab, here copy the Login/SSO URL and add it to your Site by following the given steps.

OAuth Single Sign-On SSO into Joomla - Login/SSO URL

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.

Additional Resources

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

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

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation