Co-authored by Saloni Rathi.
Social Login with LinkedIn on IBM Security Verify
As a user if I am going to a website or application and the first thing application asks is for registration and lot of information. I don't want to share too much information while registration. I don't want to subscribe to the website or look through the information. The first time itself you are asking me to register and then see the content.
We all have so many identities and frequently use them on websites. When we browse a new website, we don’t want to create another set of credentials. We wish to use the same credentials.
IBM verify can help user’s login via LinkedIn credentials.
As an administrator, we can configure IBM Security Verify with LinkedIn using the below settings:
Open the IBM Security Verify tenant
Login to the Tenant and switch to Admin
Go to the Configuration
Click on Identity Sources -> LinkedIn -> Enable it
Configure Just in Time Provisioning -> Copy the Redirect URL -> Click on the link under the Identity Provider which will redirect you to the LinkedIn Developer Portal
Fill in the Details
Select the Business type
Fill in the details of the company
After the page is created -> We need to verify the same
Once you click on Verify -> Click on Generate URL
Verification URL will be generated -> Copy the URL and open in the next tab.
App is created -> Click on the Verify
After verifying the app -> Go back to the page from where you copied the URL -> Click on I’m done.
You will be redirected to the app’s settings -> Go to Auth -> Copy the Client ID and Client Secret from the Applications credentials and use the same credentials at IBM Security Verify Tenants LinkedIn configuration page. Use the IBM Security Verify redirect URL copied earlier from the IBM Security Verify Tenants LinkedIn configuration page.
Click Update
Now, we can see the company name
Now we can grant access to the app
We need to agree to the Legal Agreement and Add Product
Note: If the Company already has a developer portal then they don’t need to create one. They can directly use the API credentials to enable users to login.
Our application has option to login via LinkedIn
Conclusion
Now, users can login to the application without any hassle using their LinkedIn login credentials.
Resources:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSCT62/com.ibm.iamservice.doc/tasks/idp_config_linkedin.html
Thank You
Saloni Rathi, GSI Labs, ISL India
Vandana Verma Sehgal, GSI Labs, ISL India
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