In addition to SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language), LearnWorlds supports OpenID for implementing seamless SSO (Single Sign-on) experiences. By utilizing SSO, users can 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 Google with LearnWorlds using OpenID, simplifying your user access and streamlining your platform's security. Below, you can find a step-by-step guide on how to set this up.
1. Get started by creating your Google Developer account. Click here for more information on how to create it.
2. Navigate here and create a New project. 
Fill in the details like the project name, organization, and location, and click on Create.
3. Navigate to the Credentials tab. Click on the +Create credentials button, and choose the OAuth client ID.
4. Click on the Configure Consent Screen. This step is only needed the first time you create a project.
5. Under the OAuth consent screen, choose the External option under the User Type. Click on Create.
6. Fill in the app's registration information and click on the Save and Continue button.
7. You are now redirected to the Scopes tab. Click on Add or Remove Scopes.
8. Select your Scopes and click Update.
9. Click on the Save and Continue button. 
10. You are now sent to the Test users page where you need to click again Save and Continue.
11. You are now in the Summary tab. Click on the Back to Dashboard button at the end of your screen.
12. Click on Credentials → Create Credentials → OAuth client ID and choose Web application as the application type.
13. Navigate back to your LearnWorlds school under Website → Website Settings → Authentication → Open ID connect and create a new OpenID Connect. Locate the Redirect URL and copy it.
Navigate back to Google under the Client ID for web application tab. Click on add URI and paste the Redirect URL.
14. Your client OAuth is now created. Copy the Client ID and Client secret.
Paste the Client ID and Secret into your LearnWorlds school in the new Open ID connect you created, under Client ID and Client Secret.
15. Paste the link we provide: https://accounts.google.com/.well-known/openid-configuration into the Discovery Document link field and click on the Fetch button.
16. Once this is complete, you can 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 support@learnworlds.com. In case you are on the Learning Center plan you can also add 3 more by purchasing our scale package.