Configuring Google

Google can be used as a federated authenticator in the Identity Server. Do the following to configure the Identity Server to authenticate users using their Google user accounts.

Expand the Google Configuration form.

Fill in the following fields where relevant.

Field	Description	Sample value
Enable	Selecting this option enables Google to be used as an authenticator for users provisioned to the Identity Server.	Selected
Default	Selecting the Default check box signifies that Google is the main/default form of authentication. This removes the selection made for any other Default checkboxes for other authenticators.	Selected
Client Id	This is the username from the Google application.	1421263438188909
Client Secret	This is the password from the Google application. Click the Show button to view the value you enter.	12ffb4dfb2fed67a00846b42126991f8
Callback URL	This is the URL to which the browser should be redirected after the authentication is successful. It should have this format: `https://(host-name):(port)/commonauth`.	https://localhost:9443/commonauth
Additional Query Parameters	This is necessary if you are connecting to another Identity Server or application. Sometimes extra parameters are required by this IS or application so these can be specified here.	scope=openid email profile

Related Topics

Identity Federation is part of the process of configuring an identity provider. For more information on how to configure an identity provider, see Configuring an Identity Provider.