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<p>TWL SSO is a secure single sign-on plugin for WordPress that enables seamless authentication using RS256 JWT tokens from an external SSO application.<br />
This plugin provides login security features and is designed for allowing Twelve Legs Marketing centralized authentication management.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Single Sign In</strong>: Agency employees can log into websites they manage from a central dashboard.</li>
<li><strong>Just-in-Time User Provisioning</strong>: Automatic user creation and role assignment</li>
<li><strong>JWT Validation</strong>: Full RS256 signature verification with JWKS endpoint integration</li>
<li><strong>Key Rotation</strong>: Support key rotation through JWKS endpoint</li>
<li><strong>Role Management</strong>: Flexible role assignment from JWT claims</li>
<li><strong>Referrer Validation</strong>: Enhanced security through referrer validation</li>
<li><strong>Audience Validation</strong>: Ensures tokens are valid for the specific WordPress site</li>
<li><strong>Token Expiration</strong>: Built-in token expiration and clock skew tolerance</li>
<li><strong>Email Validation</strong>: Comprehensive email validation with optional allowlist</li>
<li><strong>Caching</strong>: JWKS caching for improved performance</li>
</ul>
<h4>Security Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Referrer validation to prevent unauthorized access</li>
<li>JWT signature verification using public key cryptography</li>
<li>Issuer validation to ensure tokens come from trusted sources</li>
<li>Audience validation to prevent token reuse across sites</li>
<li>Token expiration validation with configurable leeway</li>
<li>Email format validation and filtering via hook</li>
</ul>
<h4>Use Cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress installations managed centrally by agency</li>
<li>Organization using Google for external identity provider</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>Authentication Flow</h4>
<ol>
<li>User clicks login link from SSO application sso.twelvelegsmarketing.com</li>
<li>SSO application redirects to WordPress with JWT token: <code>/wp-login.php?action=twl_sso&token=JWT_TOKEN</code></li>
<li>Plugin validates the JWT token signature and claims</li>
<li>Plugin extracts user information from JWT claims</li>
<li>Plugin creates or retrieves WordPress user</li>
<li>Plugin assigns appropriate role based on JWT claims</li>
<li>User is logged into WordPress</li>
</ol>
<h4>JWT Claims</h4>
<p>The plugin expects the following JWT claims:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>email</code> or <code>sub</code>: User’s email address</li>
<li><code>iss</code>: Issuer (must match allowed issuers)</li>
<li><code>aud</code>: Audience (must match WordPress site URL)</li>
<li><code>exp</code>: Expiration time</li>
<li><code>nbf</code>: Not before time (optional)</li>
<li><code>wp_role</code>: WordPress role to assign (optional)</li>
<li><code>name</code>: User’s display name (optional)</li>
<li><code>given_name</code>: User’s first name (optional)</li>
<li><code>family_name</code>: User’s last name (optional)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Configuration</h4>
<p>The plugin automatically configures itself based on the WordPress environment:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Production</strong>: Only allows <code>https://sso.twelvelegsmarketing.com</code> as issuer</li>
<li><strong>Development/Staging</strong>: Also allows <code>https://localhost:8443</code> as issuer</li>
</ul>
<h4>Customization</h4>
<p>You can customize the plugin behavior using WordPress filters:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>twl_sso_allow_email</code>: Filter to control which email addresses are allowed</li>
<li><code>twl_sso_allowed_roles</code>: Filter to control which roles can be assigned</li>
<li><code>twl_sso_allowed_issuers</code>: Filter to control which issuers are allowed</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, please contact Twelve Legs Marketing at https://twelvelegsmarketing.com</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. All authentication is handled through secure JWT tokens from your configured SSO provider.</p>


Twelve Legs Marketing SSO

Single sign-on plugin for WordPress that accepts RS256 JWTs from the TWL SSO application for secure authentication.

rfsecurity

<p><strong>WordPress Rest APIs</strong> can be used for various integrations however they are not secured by default, which can lead to security issues and data leaks.<br />
Adding an <strong>authentication layer</strong> is a simple method to make sure that your APIs are protected from any unauthorized access. Adding a basic authentication layer is the first step towards making your site secure.<br />
You can use this authentication for various third-party integrations like Android/IOS app integrations, REST API integrations for your headless WordPress setup, data sync solutions, etc.<br />
You can choose from various authentication methods like JWT authentication, API key authentication, OAuth authentication, etc to have a secure API.<br />
This plugin makes sure that you have secure API and that your data stays where it should and is never compromised.<br />
The WordPress REST API authentication and WordPress REST API Security plugin will make sure that users are only able to access your site resources after successful authentication with the method of your choice such as JWT authentication, OAuth authentication, API key authentication, basic authentication, etc.</p>
<h3>WordPress REST API Authentication methods available in the plugin</h3>
<p><strong>Basic Authentication</strong>: This method allows you to use a WordPress user’s username and password to securely authenticate REST API requests and protect your WordPress REST API.</p>
<p><strong>JWT Authentication</strong>: With this method, you can use JWT (JSON Web Token) to authenticate and secure your REST API. The JWT token is verified by the plugin to check the user’s authorization before they can access the API. The WordPress REST API authentication plugin issues a JWT token to a user by passing valid user credentials, this JWT token can then be used to authenticate further REST API calls.</p>
<p><em>Note: We are constantly adding support for new authentication methods, if you are looking for a method and can’t find it in the plugin please reach out to us at <a href="mailto:support@rainforestsecurity.com" rel="nofollow ugc">support@rainforestsecurity.com</a></em></p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<p>FREE PLUGIN<br />
* Protect all or select WordPress REST API.<br />
* Basic authentication with WordPress username and password, this can also be converted into a token by base64 encoding the credentials to have a secure API.<br />
* Allow or deny public access to your Rest API and make the critical REST APIs secure.<br />
* Authentication for standard WordPress REST API.<br />
* [Coming Soon] JWT token based authentication, the plugin can issue a JWT token to the user which can then be used for WordPress rest API authentication.<br />
* [Coming Soon] An REST API that can issue JWT (JASON web tokens) to users. You can use this to access all the WordPress Rest APIs.</p>


REST API Authentication and Security

Add a security layer to your WordPress site, and protect your WordPress rest endpoints with various authentication methods.

Twelve Legs Marketing SSO vs REST API Authentication and Security