ID Austria Single Sign-On (SSO) in WordPress OAuth

WordPress OAuth & OpenID Connect Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin enables secure login into WordPress using ID Austria as OAuth and OpenID Connect provider. It supports advanced Single Sign-On (SSO) features such as user profile Attribute mapping, Role mapping, etc. Here we will go through a guide to configure SSO between WordPress and ID Austria. By the end of this guide, users should be able to login to WordPress from ID Austria. To know more about other features we provide in WP OAuth Single Sign-On ( OAuth & OpenID Connect Client ) plugin, you can click here.

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 ID Austria Single Sign-On (SSO) Login into WordPress

1. Setup ID Austria as OAuth Provider

• Go to the developer account of ID Austria and signup/login.
• Click on Add Application to create a new application.
• Enter the app name and click on Save Button.
• Enter the Redirect/Callback URL which you will get from the OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin. click on Save Button.
• Copy the Client ID and Client Secret and save it under the Client ID and Client Secret in your WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) Plugin Configuration

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

2. Setup WordPress as OAuth Client

3. User Attribute Mapping

• User Attribute Mapping is mandatory for enabling users to successfully Single Sign-On into WordPress using ID Austria 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 ID Austria 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 ID Austria 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 ID Austria 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 ID Austria SSO login button there. You can test the ID Austria 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 ID Austria SSO login button there. Once you click the login button, you will be able to test the ID Austria Single Sign-On (SSO).


8: Scope & Endpoints

• Please refer the below scope & endpoints table to allow SSO for Product System into your WordPress site.

Scope:	openid profile
Authorize Endpoint:	https://eid.oesterreich.gv.at/auth/idp/profile/oidc/authorize
Access Token Endpoint:	https://eid.oesterreich.gv.at/auth/idp/profile/oidc/token

• Please refer the below scope & endpoints table to allow SSO for test system into your WordPress site.

Scope:	openid profile
Authorize Endpoint:	https://eid2.oesterreich.gv.at/auth/idp/profile/oidc/authorize
Access Token Endpoint:	https://eid2.oesterreich.gv.at/auth/idp/profile/oidc/token

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

Additional Resources

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



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