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# Sign into GitLab with (almost) any OAuth2 provider
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The `omniauth-oauth2-generic` gem allows Single Sign On between GitLab and your own OAuth2 provider
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(or any OAuth2 provider compatible with this gem)
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This strategy is designed to allow configuration of the simple OmniAuth SSO process outlined below:
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1. Strategy directs client to your authorization URL (**configurable**), with specified ID and key
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1. OAuth provider handles authentication of request, user, and (optionally) authorization to access user's profile
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1. OAuth provider directs client back to GitLab where Strategy handles retrieval of access token
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1. Strategy requests user information from a **configurable** "user profile" URL (using the access token)
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1. Strategy parses user information from the response, using a **configurable** format
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1. GitLab finds or creates the returned user and logs them in
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## Limitations of this Strategy:
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- It can only be used for Single Sign on, and will not provide any other access granted by any OAuth provider
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(importing projects or users, etc)
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- It only supports the Authorization Grant flow (most common for client-server applications, like GitLab)
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- It is not able to fetch user information from more than one URL
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- It has not been tested with user information formats other than JSON
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## Config Instructions
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1. Register your application in the OAuth2 provider you wish to authenticate with.
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The redirect URI you provide when registering the application should be:
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```
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http://your-gitlab.host.com/users/auth/oauth2_generic/callback
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```
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1. You should now be able to get a Client ID and Client Secret.
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Where this shows up will differ for each provider.
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This may also be called Application ID and Secret
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1. On your GitLab server, open the configuration file.
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For Omnibus package:
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```sh
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sudo editor /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb
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```
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For installations from source:
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```sh
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cd /home/git/gitlab
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sudo -u git -H editor config/gitlab.yml
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```
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1. See [Initial OmniAuth Configuration](omniauth.md#initial-omniauth-configuration) for initial settings
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1. Add the provider-specific configuration for your provider, as [described in the gem's README][1]
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1. Save the configuration file
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1. Restart GitLab for the changes to take effect
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On the sign in page there should now be a new button below the regular sign in form.
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Click the button to begin your provider's authentication process. This will direct
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the browser to your OAuth2 Provider's authentication page. If everything goes well
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the user will be returned to your GitLab instance and will be signed in.
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[1]: https://gitlab.com/satorix/omniauth-oauth2-generic#gitlab-config-example
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