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LibAuth: Adding a Google OAuth 2 configuration

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Getting there

To create and manage your LibAuth profiles, go to LibApps > Admin > LibAuth Authentication.

Navigating to the Manage Authentication page
LibApps admin-level users can access LibAuth settings via the LibApps dashboard, under Admin > LibAuth Authentication.

Before you begin

Before setting up your new Google OAuth 2configuration, please carefully review the following sections with your IT staff to set up and obtain your Google OAuth 2.0 credentials.

Obtain OAuth 2.0 credentials

  • Set up a project in the Google API Console to obtain OAuth 2.0 credentials.
  • When configuring your Google OAuth 2 application, use the following redirect URL for your region (this will also be listed on the Configuration tab within LibApps):
    • European region: https://eu.libauth.com/login/oauth2
    • Canadian region: https://ca.libauth.com/login/oauth2
    • Australian region: https://au.libauth.com/login/oauth2
    • All other customers: https://libauth.com/login/oauth2

Server Information

  • Obtain the Client Identifier and Client Secret from the Google OAuth 2.0 application you've set up to use with LibAuth.

Add a new Google OAuth 2 configuration

  1. If you have not yet created a LibAuth configuration, skip to Step 2. Otherwise, click on the Add Configuration button to create another one.
Screenshot of the Add Configuration button
  1. Below the Search for Your Institution dropdown, click on the Manual Configuration link.
Clicking to set up a manual configuration
  1. Select Google as your authentication protocol.
Selecting the Google protocol
  1. Enter the server info and parameters provided by your IT staff.
    1. Client identifier: the client ID from your OAuth 2.0 credentials.
    2. Client secret: the client secret from your OAuth 2.0 credentials.
server info and parameters fields
  1. Give your configuration a name.
  2. If you'd like, you can also provide notes or details about this configuration for your reference.
  3. Click the Save Configuration button.
General fields & Save Configuration button
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