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Slack Social Login

Update Time: 2024-10-10 07:28:40
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Introduction

  • Overview: Slack social login is a user who uses Slack as the identity provider to securely log in to a third-party application or website. By configuring and enabling Slack's social login in Authing, you can quickly obtain basic open information of Slack through Authing and help users achieve password-free login.
  • Application scenarios: PC website
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Precautions

Step 1: Create an app on the Slack API platform

Please follow the Slack API documentation (opens new window) to create an application. You need to record the App ID, Client ID, Client Secret and Signing Secret of the application, which will be used later. You can refer to the following process.

First, create an app via Slack API: Your Apps (opens new window) by clicking Create New App.

If you have never used Slack before, you may need to create a workspace first: click Create Another Workplace and complete the creation.

Once you have the Workspace, go back to Slack API: Your Apps (opens new window) and click Create New App to continue app creation. If prompted to choose a creation method, choose From scratch. After entering the App Name and selecting Workspace, click Create App to complete the creation.

After completing the creation, you will see the basic information about the app (Basic Information). Scroll down to App Credentials, where the App ID, Client ID, Client Secret and Signing Secret are recorded, you may need them later.

Finally, click OAuth & Permissions in the sidebar, find the Redirect URLs setting area on the page, and click Add New Redirect URL to add the following callback address: https://core.authing.cn/connection/social/{Unique Identifier}/{YOUR_USERPOOL_ID}/callback. You need to replace {Unique Identifier} with the Unique Identifier filled in by the identity provider you are creating by Authing, and replace {YOUR_USERPOOL_ID} with your UserPool ID. After adding, click "Save URLs" to save the settings. After adding, click Save URLs to save the settings.

Step 2: Configure Slack in the Authing Console

2.1 On the "Social" page of the Authing Console, click the "Create Connection" button to enter the "Choosing a Social Identity Source" page.

2.2 On the "Choosing a Social Identity Source" page, click the "Slack" card.

2.3 On the "Slack" configuration page, fill in the relevant field information obtained in the step 1.

FieldDescription
Unique Identifiera. The unique identifier consists of lowercase letters, numbers, and -, and the length is less than 32 digits.
b. This is the unique identifier of this connection and cannot be modified after setting.
Display NameThis name will be displayed on the button on the end user's login screen.
Client IDThe Slack API application ID obtained in the previous step.
Client SecretThe Slack API application Secret obtained in the previous step.
Callback URLYou can fill in your business callback address. After the user completes the login, the browser will redirect to this address.
Login ModeAfter enabling the "Login Only Mode", you can only log in to an existing account and cannot create a new account. Please choose carefully.
Account Identity AssociationWhen "Account Identity Association" is not enabled, a new user is created by default when a user logs in through an identity provider. After enabling "Account Identity Association", you can allow users to directly log in to existing accounts through "Field Matching" or "Ask Binding Mode".

2.4 After the configuration is complete, click the "Create" or "Save" button to complete the creation.

Step 3：Development access

  • Recommended development access method: Use a hosted login page

  • Description of advantages and disadvantages: The operation and maintenance are simple, and Authing is responsible for the operation and maintenance. Each user pool has an independent second-level domain name; if you need to embed it into your application, you need to use the pop-up mode to log in, that is: after clicking the login button, a window will pop up, the content is the login page hosted by Authing, or the browser The server redirects to the login page hosted by Authing.

  • Detailed access method:

    3.1 Create an application in the Authing Console. For details, see: How to create an application in Authing

    3.2 On the created "Slack" identity provider connection details page, open and associate an application created in the Authing Console

    3.3 Click the "Experience Login" button of the app in the Authing Console, and experience the "Slack" login in the pop-up login window