Datawiza

The Proxy Auth Plugin helps developers/DevOps/admins easily implement authentication and authorization for WordPress by using a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON_Web_Token" rel="nofollow ugc">JWT (JSON Web Token)</a> provided by a reverse proxy.
This could be employed to achieve SSO (OAUTH/OIDC and SAML) to a Cloud Identity Provider (e.g., Azure Active Directory, Okta, Auth0) by using an Identity-Aware Proxy, e.g., <a href="https://www.datawiza.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Datawiza Access Broker</a> and <a href="https://cloud.google.com/iap" rel="nofollow ugc">Google IAP</a>.
Note that the plugin requires a reverse proxy sitting in front of the WordPress site. The reverse proxy performs authentication, and passes the user name and role in a JWT to the plugin via a HTTP header called <code>DW-TOKEN</code>.
By using <a href="https://www.datawiza.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Datawiza Access Broker</a>, you get a <a href="https://docs.datawiza.com/step-by-step/step1.html" rel="nofollow ugc">configuration-based</a> <a href="https://docs.datawiza.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">no-code solution</a>, following the detail instruction <a href="https://docs.datawiza.com/step-by-step/step1.html" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.
If you decide to use your own reverse proxy, please follow the instructions below.
How it works
<ul>
<li>The plugin retrieves the user id (email) from the JWT and then checks if such a user exists. If not, the plugin creates a new user by using this email and signs him/her in.</li>
<li>The plugin retrieves the user role from the JWT and sets it as the user’s role in WordPress.</li>
<li>
The plugin expects the JWT including user id and role as a HTTP header <code>DW-TOKEN</code>. For example, the payload of JWT may look like:
{ 
 “role”: “administrator”, 
 “email”: “admin@yourwebsite.com” 
}
</li>
</ul>
Plugin config in WordPress
In <code>Setting</code> -> <code>Datawiza Proxy Auth</code>, you need to input a private secret which is used as a Cryptography Key. Such secret is shared between the plugin and the reverse proxy which is responsible for passing the JWT to the plugin. The Signing Algorithm for the JWT is <code>HS256</code>.
!!! NOTES !!!
<ul>
<li>If the enabled Proxy Auth Plugin cannot retrieve the expected JWT in the HTTP header, the plugin will not work. The authentication will use the default authentication of wordpress and you will see an error banner on top of the wordpress pages.</li>
<li>MAKE SURE that clients cannot bypass the reverse proxy. This is to prevent people from sending forged malicious requests with arbitrary JWTs directly to WordPress.</li>
<li>It’s recommended that the reverse proxy in front of the WordPress site erases the incoming http request’s <code>DW-TOKEN</code> header. The <code>DW-TOKEN</code> header should be generated by the reverse proxy only.</li>
<li>If admin doesn’t assign role to the user, user’s role will be subscriber for WordPress by default.</li>
<li>If user’s role has been updated in JWT, the plugin will update the role in WordPress accordingly.</li>
</ul>
Generate the JWT required by the plugin
If you are using openresty/lua-nginx-module, here is the code sample to generate the JWT required by the plugin:
<pre><code>jwt = require("resty.jwt")
local jwt_token = jwt:sign(
 "jwt_secret",
 {
 header={typ="JWT", alg="HS256"},
 payload={email="admin@yourwebsite.com", role="administrator"}
 })
ngx.req.set_header('DW-TOKEN', jwt_token)
</code></pre>
The <code>jwt_secret</code> above should be the same private secret input in <code>Setting</code> -> <code>Datawiza Proxy Auth</code>. The <code>role</code> in <code>payload</code> is optional. If it’s not specified, the default role is <code>subscriber</code>. For more details about <code>lua-resty-jwt</code>, you can visit <a href="https://github.com/SkyLothar/lua-resty-jwt" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.

Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin – SSO

The Proxy Auth Plugin helps developers/DevOps/admins easily implement authentication and authorization for WordPress by using a JWT (JSON Web Token) p …

logto

Thank you for choosing <a href="https://logto.io/?ref=wpp" rel="nofollow ugc">Logto</a>! By integrating Logto into your WordPress site, you are not only enhancing the security and user experience of your site, but also enabling a unified login experience across all your applications.
<h3>Why Logto?</h3>
Logto is an open-source Auth0 alternative and a modern authentication and authorization solution for all your applications, including your WordPress sites. With Logto, you can:
<ul>
<li>Enable passwordless login, social login, single sign-on (SSO), and multi-factor authentication (MFA) for your WordPress site.</li>
<li>Use role-based access control (RBAC) to manage user permissions.</li>
<li>Support generic OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and SAML protocols.</li>
<li>Customize the login and registration pages to match your brand.</li>
</ul>
In addition, Logto offers dozens of out-of-the-box integrations with popular social login providers, including Google, GitHub, Entra ID (Azure AD), Facebook, and more. Check out the <a href="https://docs.logto.io/integrations" rel="nofollow ugc">full list of built-in integrations and social login providers</a>.
<h3>Get started</h3>
If you are new to Logto, we recommend checking out our <a href="https://docs.logto.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">introduction page</a> to have a quick overview of Logto concepts and features.
If you are looking for a step-by-step guide to set up Logto, please refer to our <a href="https://docs.logto.io/quick-start/wordpress-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress plugin quick start guide</a>.
If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://discord.com/invite/UEPaF3j5e6" rel="nofollow ugc">Join our Discord server</a> to get help from the community.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/logto-io/wordpress/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">Open an issue on GitHub</a> to report bugs or request features.</li>
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</ul>
<h3>From WordPress admin panel</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to Plugins > Add New.</li>
<li>Search for “Logto”.</li>
<li>Click Install Now.</li>
<li>Click Activate.</li>
<li>Go to Settings > Logto to configure the plugin.</li>
<li>Follow the <a href="https://docs.logto.io/quick-start/wordpress-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">quick start guide</a> to set up Logto.</li>
</ol>
<h3>From WordPress.org</h3>
<ol>
<li>Search for “Logto” in the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org plugin directory</a>.</li>
<li>Download the plugin ZIP file.</li>
<li>Go to Plugins > Add New in your WordPress admin panel.</li>
<li>Click Upload Plugin.</li>
<li>Select the downloaded ZIP file and click Install Now.</li>
<li>Click Activate.</li>
<li>Go to Settings > Logto to configure the plugin.</li>
<li>Follow the <a href="https://docs.logto.io/quick-start/wordpress-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">quick start guide</a> to set up Logto.</li>
</ol>

Logto – User Authentication and Authorization

Enable beautiful and secure user authentication, including passwordless, social login, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and more.

Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin – SSO vs Logto – User Authentication and Authorization