In addition to SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language), LearnWorlds supports OpenID for implementing seamless SSO (Single Sign-on) experiences. SSO allows users to access multiple systems with a single set of login credentials, significantly enhancing security and user convenience.
In this article, we will dive into how to integrate Okta with LearnWorlds using OpenID, simplifying your user access and streamlining your platform's security.
This is a quick guide on how to use Okta as your Authentication Provider for your Learnworlds school. Based on your setup, you might alter these steps to meet your needs.
Create a new OIDC application with Okta
1. On the admin console, choose Applications → Applications → Create App Integration.
2. In the popup message, select OIDC - OpenID Connect under the Sign-in method and Web Application for the application type. Click on next.
3. In your LearnWorlds school, go to Website → Website settings → Authentication and select OpenID Connect.
- Create a new OpenID Connect.
- Activate OpenID and add a name for this OpenID connect solution.
- From the LearnWorlds configuration page, copy the Redirect URL.
Navigate back to Okta and paste the Redirect URL under the Sign-in redirect URLs. Click on Save.
| LearnWorlds | OKTA |
Redirect URL | Sign-in redirect URIs |
Set up SAML SSO
1. On the next tab, locate and copy the Client ID and CLIENT SECRETS.
Paste the Client ID and Secret into your LearnWorlds school in the new Open ID connect you created, under the Client ID and Client Secret options.
You will need to copy the following values to your Learnworlds setup.
| OKTA | LearnWorlds |
Client ID | Client ID |
Client Secret | Client Secret |
2. Copy the link https://${yourOktaDomain}/.well-known/openid-configuration, paste it on the Discovery Document link field, and click on the Fetch button.
Before pasting the link provided, ensure that you replace yourOktaDomain with your Okta Domain.3. Click on the Create button, and the Open ID connection will be ready!
If you're using OpenID as an authentication method, it's mandatory to change the Site Navigation settings in the Payment Flow section for Logged-out users, as they will need to sign up/log in before proceeding to the payment page.
Also, you need to ensure that in all Payment Sections of your school's pages, 1-click Sales funnels, or the Payment Page of your school, the Sign in/up form option is set to hide since the user will not be able to sign in/up via the Learnworlds system.
- If you set up an SSO solution and disable the LearnWorlds login, all the users will be redirected to the SSO provider to authenticate, LearnWorlds passwords will no longer be valid. The users need to exist or sign up with the SSO authentication provider. The change of the authentication provider will only change the authentication mechanism, all the user data as well as their roles (admin, instructor, etc.) will be intact.
- The SSO mechanism uses the user’s email address to identify the user (unique key); therefore, to change the user's email address, you need to manually update the new email both in your school and on your IDP.
Furthermore, you may use the bulk import (and enroll) functionality in case you need to import users that already exist in your SSO provider.
- If you revert to LearnWorlds authentication, users created via the SSO authentication will need to create a new password. Passwords can be changed:
- By the user via the forgot password mechanism
- By the admin reset and/or update password mechanisms
- The LearnWorlds password update/reset functionality as well as sign-up are only available for the Default LearnWorlds Authentication mechanism. Any other SSO authentication mechanisms will need to handle these functionalities.
- In case you misconfigure the custom SSO setup and this is the only available authentication mechanism, then only the Learnworlds School Owner account will be able to sign in to your school via our Learnworlds account sign-in page (https://account.learnworlds.com/login)
- The built-in Affiliate Management program can not be used for users who use SSO providers to sign in
- If you want to use more than three custom SSO, SAML, or OpenID solutions in total, please contact us at [email protected]. In case you are on the Learning Center plan you can also add 3 more by purchasing our scale package.