How to Sign-In to WSO2 Identity Server using Google Plus OpenID

Hi all,

Today we will try to understand one of features of WSO2 Identity Server which is OpenID Sign-in.

If you are new, you can refer to the post How to start up WSO2 Identity Server to learn how to get started with WSO2 Identity Server.

Okay, I assume you all have WSO2 IS up and running in your machine and the IS management console opened in your browser.

When we use WSO2 IS OpenID Sign-in option, we are using IS as the identity relying party in this instance (according to the SSO concept )

Note: WSO2 IS provides two SSO mechanisms: SAML2 based SSO and OpenID based SSO. WSO2 IS offers features to act as an Identity Provider as well as an Identity Relying Party. This blog has been tested with WSO2 IS 4.1.0.

Back to the topic, go to your localhost IS management console url, and find the OpenID Sign-in option on the top left corner.

Select the option, and you will be directed to the following page.

Copy and paste your Google profile url into the input area and click Login.( Here I am using the Google + profile url).

Then you will be asked whether you already have a profile in WSO2 IS to associate your OpenID, to Sign In or Sign Up for a new account.

If you are a new user, go and fill in your details to Sign Up and Submit.If you already have an account, enter your username and password to Sign In.In subsequent attempts, you can select the OpenID Sign-in option and paste your Google profile url (the openid) to sign in to WSO2 IS.

Okey, now you are successfully logged in to WSO2 IS. Lets talk about the other cool features of WSO2 IS next time we meet.

Cheers!!

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How to start up the WSO2 Identity Server

Hi , nice to see you all here :)

Today we will be looking at how to start up the WSO2 Identity Server.

First you have to download the WSO2 IS from the link here.

Once you have downloaded  it, extract the content into the folder you have created.

Remember you must have the jdk 1.6 or higher running on your machine.

After extracting, run the command prompt and point to the extracted folder path <productHome>/bin/wso2server.bat on windows and wso2server.sh on linux.

Command prompt will run the commands and when the IS server is ready, command prompt will show 'WSO2 Carbon started in 'x' seconds.

Type the management console url on to your web browser to start using the IS management console.

To login to the management console as the admin , type admin, admin as username and password respectively.

Now you have the WSO2 Identity Server up and running in your machine and the IS management console opened in  your browser window.

In the next posts we will talk about how to use the WSO2 IS and its features.

See y'all later :)

Cheers!