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# Use OpenID Connect as an authentication provider **(FREE SELF)**

You can use GitLab as a client application with [OpenID Connect](https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html)
as an OmniAuth provider.

To enable the OpenID Connect OmniAuth provider, you must register your application
with an OpenID Connect provider.
The OpenID Connect provider provides you with a client's details and secret for you to use.

1. On your GitLab server, open the configuration file.

   For Linux package installations:

   ```shell
   sudo editor /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb
   ```

   For self-compiled installations:

   ```shell
   cd /home/git/gitlab
   sudo -u git -H editor config/gitlab.yml
   ```

1. Configure the [common settings](../../integration/omniauth.md#configure-common-settings)
   to add `openid_connect` as a single sign-on provider. This enables Just-In-Time
   account provisioning for users who do not have an existing GitLab account.

1. Add the provider configuration.

   For Linux package installations:

   ```ruby
   gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
     {
       name: "openid_connect", # do not change this parameter
       label: "Provider name", # optional label for login button, defaults to "Openid Connect"
       icon: "<custom_provider_icon>",
       args: {
         name: "openid_connect",
         scope: ["openid","profile","email"],
         response_type: "code",
         issuer: "<your_oidc_url>",
         discovery: true,
         client_auth_method: "query",
         uid_field: "<uid_field>",
         send_scope_to_token_endpoint: "false",
         pkce: true,
         client_options: {
           identifier: "<your_oidc_client_id>",
           secret: "<your_oidc_client_secret>",
           redirect_uri: "<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect/callback"
         }
       }
     }
   ]
   ```

   For Linux package installations with multiple identity providers:

   ```ruby
   { 'name' => 'openid_connect',
     'label' => '...',
     'icon' => '...',
     'args' => {
       'name' => 'openid_connect',
       'strategy_class': 'OmniAuth::Strategies::OpenIDConnect',
       'scope' => ['openid', 'profile', 'email'],
       'discovery' => true,
       'response_type' => 'code',
       'issuer' => 'https://...',
       'client_auth_method' => 'query',
       'uid_field' => '...',
       'client_options' => {
         `identifier`: "<your_oidc_client_id>",
         `secret`: "<your_oidc_client_secret>",
         'redirect_uri' => 'https://.../users/auth/openid_connect/callback'
      }
    }
   },
   { 'name' => 'openid_connect_2fa',
     'label' => '...',
     'icon' => '...',
     'args' => {
       'name' => 'openid_connect_2fa',
       'strategy_class': 'OmniAuth::Strategies::OpenIDConnect',
       'scope' => ['openid', 'profile', 'email'],
       'discovery' => true,
       'response_type' => 'code',
       'issuer' => 'https://...',
       'client_auth_method' => 'query',
       'uid_field' => '...',
       'client_options' => {
        ...
        'redirect_uri' => 'https://.../users/auth/openid_connect_2fa/callback'
      }
    }
   }
   ```

   NOTE:
   For more information on using multiple identity providers with OIDC, see [issue 5992](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/-/issues/5992).

   For self-compiled installations:

   ```yaml
     - { name: 'openid_connect', # do not change this parameter
         label: 'Provider name', # optional label for login button, defaults to "Openid Connect"
         icon: '<custom_provider_icon>',
         args: {
           name: 'openid_connect',
           scope: ['openid','profile','email'],
           response_type: 'code',
           issuer: '<your_oidc_url>',
           discovery: true,
           client_auth_method: 'query',
           uid_field: '<uid_field>',
           send_scope_to_token_endpoint: false,
           pkce: true,
           client_options: {
             identifier: '<your_oidc_client_id>',
             secret: '<your_oidc_client_secret>',
             redirect_uri: '<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect/callback'
           }
         }
       }
   ```

   NOTE:
   For more information on each configuration option, refer to the [OmniAuth OpenID Connect usage documentation](https://github.com/omniauth/omniauth_openid_connect#usage) and [OpenID Connect Core 1.0 specification](https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html).

1. For the provider configuration, change the values for the provider to match your
   OpenID Connect client setup. Use the following as a guide:

   - `<your_oidc_label>` is the label that appears on the login page.
   - `<custom_provider_icon>` (optional) is the icon that appears on the login page.
     Icons for the major social login platforms are built into GitLab,
     but you can override these icons by specifying this parameter. GitLab accepts both
     local paths and absolute URLs.
   - `<your_oidc_url>` (optional) is the URL that points to the OpenID Connect
     provider (for example, `https://example.com/auth/realms/your-realm`).
     If this value is not provided, the URL is constructed from `client_options`
     in the following format: `<client_options.scheme>://<client_options.host>:<client_options.port>`.
   - If `discovery` is set to `true`, the OpenID Connect provider attempts to automatically
     discover the client options using `<your_oidc_url>/.well-known/openid-configuration`.
     Defaults to `false`.
   - `client_auth_method` (optional) specifies the method used for authenticating
     the client with the OpenID Connect provider.
     - Supported values are:
       - `basic` - HTTP Basic Authentication.
       - `jwt_bearer` - JWT-based authentication (private key and client secret signing).
       - `mtls` - Mutual TLS or X.509 certificate validation.
       - Any other value posts the client ID and secret in the request body.
     - If not specified, this value defaults to `basic`.
   - `<uid_field>` (optional) is the field name from `user_info.raw_attributes`
     that defines the value for `uid` (for example, `preferred_username`).
     If you do not provide this value, or the field with the configured value is missing
     from the `user_info.raw_attributes` details, `uid` uses the `sub` field.
   - `send_scope_to_token_endpoint` is `true` by default, so the `scope` parameter
     is usually included in requests to the token endpoint.
     However, if your OpenID Connect provider does not accept the `scope` parameter
     in such requests, set this to `false`.
   - `pkce` (optional): Enable [Proof Key for Code Exchange](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc766). Available in [GitLab 15.9](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/109557).
   - `client_options` are the OpenID Connect client-specific options. Specifically:
     - `identifier` is the client identifier as configured in the OpenID Connect service provider.
     - `secret` is the client secret as configured in the OpenID Connect service provider. For example,
       [OmniAuth OpenID Connect](https://github.com/omniauth/omniauth_openid_connect) requires this. If the service provider doesn't require a secret,
       provide any value and it is ignored.
     - `redirect_uri` is the GitLab URL to redirect the user to after successful login
       (for example, `http://example.com/users/auth/openid_connect/callback`).
     - `end_session_endpoint` (optional) is the URL to the endpoint that ends the
       session. You can provide this URL if auto-discovery is disabled or unsuccessful.
     - The following `client_options` are optional unless auto-discovery is disabled or unsuccessful:
       - `authorization_endpoint` is the URL to the endpoint that authorizes the end user.
       - `token_endpoint` is the URL to the endpoint that provides Access Token.
       - `userinfo_endpoint` is the URL to the endpoint that provides the user information.
       - `jwks_uri` is the URL to the endpoint where the Token signer publishes its keys.

1. Save the configuration file.
1. For changes to take effect, if you:

   - Used the Linux package to install GitLab, [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#reconfigure-a-linux-package-installation).
   - Self-compiled your GitLab installation, [restart GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#self-compiled-installations).

On the sign in page, you have an OpenID Connect option below the regular sign in form.
Select this option to begin the authentication process. The OpenID Connect provider
asks you to sign in and authorize the GitLab application if confirmation is required
by the client. You are redirected to GitLab and signed in.

## Example configurations

The following configurations illustrate how to set up OpenID with
different providers when using the Linux package installation.

### Configure Google

See the [Google documentation](https://developers.google.com/identity/openid-connect/openid-connect)
for more details:

```ruby
gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
  {
    name: "openid_connect", # do not change this parameter
    label: "Google OpenID", # optional label for login button, defaults to "Openid Connect"
    args: {
      name: "openid_connect",
      scope: ["openid", "profile", "email"],
      response_type: "code",
      issuer: "https://accounts.google.com",
      client_auth_method: "query",
      discovery: true,
      uid_field: "preferred_username",
      pkce: true,
      client_options: {
        identifier: "<YOUR PROJECT CLIENT ID>",
        secret: "<YOUR PROJECT CLIENT SECRET>",
        redirect_uri: "https://example.com/users/auth/openid_connect/callback",
       }
     }
  }
]
```

### Configure Microsoft Azure

The OpenID Connect (OIDC) protocol for Microsoft Azure uses the [Microsoft identity platform (v2) endpoints](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/azuread-dev/azure-ad-endpoint-comparison).
To get started, sign in to the [Azure Portal](https://portal.azure.com). For your app,
you need the following information:

- A tenant ID. You may already have one. For more information, see the
  [Microsoft Azure Tenant](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/quickstart-create-new-tenant) documentation.
- A client ID and a client secret. Follow the instructions in the
  [Microsoft Quickstart Register an Application](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/quickstart-register-app) documentation
  to obtain the tenant ID, client ID, and client secret for your app.

Example configuration block for Linux package installations:

```ruby
gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
  {
    name: "openid_connect", # do not change this parameter
    label: "Azure OIDC", # optional label for login button, defaults to "Openid Connect"
    args: {
      name: "openid_connect",
      scope: ["openid", "profile", "email"],
      response_type: "code",
      issuer:  "https://login.microsoftonline.com/<YOUR-TENANT-ID>/v2.0",
      client_auth_method: "query",
      discovery: true,
      uid_field: "preferred_username",
      pkce: true,
      client_options: {
        identifier: "<YOUR APP CLIENT ID>",
        secret: "<YOUR APP CLIENT SECRET>",
        redirect_uri: "https://gitlab.example.com/users/auth/openid_connect/callback"
      }
    }
  }
]
```

Microsoft has documented how its platform works with [the OIDC protocol](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/v2-protocols-oidc).

### Configure Microsoft Azure Active Directory B2C

GitLab requires special
configuration to work with [Azure Active Directory B2C](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/overview). To get started, sign in to the [Azure Portal](https://portal.azure.com).
For your app, you need the following information from Azure:

- A tenant ID. You may already have one. For more information, review the
  [Microsoft Azure Tenant](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/quickstart-create-new-tenant) documentation.
- A client ID and a client secret. Follow the instructions in the
  [Microsoft tutorial](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/tutorial-register-applications?tabs=app-reg-ga) documentation to obtain the
  client ID and client secret for your app.
- The user flow or policy name. Follow the instructions in the [Microsoft tutorial](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/tutorial-create-user-flows?pivots=b2c-user-flow).

Configure the app:

1. Set the app `Redirect URI`. For example, If your GitLab domain is `gitlab.example.com`,
   set the app `Redirect URI` to `https://gitlab.example.com/users/auth/openid_connect/callback`.

1. [Enable the ID tokens](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/tutorial-register-applications?tabs=app-reg-ga#enable-id-token-implicit-grant).

1. Add the following API permissions to the app:

   - `openid`
   - `offline_access`

#### Configure custom policies

Azure B2C [offers two ways of defining the business logic for logging in a user](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/user-flow-overview):

- [User flows](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/user-flow-overview#user-flows)
- [Custom policies](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/user-flow-overview#custom-policies)

Custom policies are required because standard Azure B2C user flows
[do not send the OpenID `email` claim](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs/issues/16566).
Therefore, the standard user flows do not work with the
[`allow_single_sign_on` or `auto_link_user` parameters](../../integration/omniauth.md#configure-common-settings).
With a standard Azure B2C policy, GitLab cannot create a new account or
link to an existing account with an email address.

First, [create a custom policy](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/tutorial-create-user-flows?pivots=b2c-custom-policy).

The Microsoft instructions use `SocialAndLocalAccounts` in the [custom policy starter pack](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/tutorial-create-user-flows?pivots=b2c-custom-policy#custom-policy-starter-pack),
but `LocalAccounts` authenticates against local Active Directory accounts. Before you [upload the polices](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/tutorial-create-user-flows?pivots=b2c-custom-policy#upload-the-policies), do the following:

1. To export the `email` claim, modify the `SignUpOrSignin.xml`. Replace the following line:

   ```xml
   <OutputClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="email" />
   ```

   with:

   ```xml
   <OutputClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="signInNames.emailAddress" PartnerClaimType="email" />
   ```

1. For OIDC discovery to work with B2C, configure the policy with an issuer compatible with the
  [OIDC specification](https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-discovery-1_0.html#rfc.section.4.3).
   See the [token compatibility settings](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/configure-tokens?pivots=b2c-custom-policy#token-compatibility-settings).
   In `TrustFrameworkBase.xml` under `JwtIssuer`, set `IssuanceClaimPattern` to `AuthorityWithTfp`:

   ```xml
   <ClaimsProvider>
     <DisplayName>Token Issuer</DisplayName>
     <TechnicalProfiles>
       <TechnicalProfile Id="JwtIssuer">
         <DisplayName>JWT Issuer</DisplayName>
         <Protocol Name="None" />
         <OutputTokenFormat>JWT</OutputTokenFormat>
         <Metadata>
           <Item Key="IssuanceClaimPattern">AuthorityWithTfp</Item>
           ...
   ```

1. [Upload the policy](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/tutorial-create-user-flows?pivots=b2c-custom-policy#upload-the-policies). Overwrite
   the existing files if you are updating an existing policy.

1. To determine the issuer URL, use the sign-in policy. The issuer URL is in the form:

   ```markdown
   https://<YOUR-DOMAIN>/tfp/<YOUR-TENANT-ID>/<YOUR-SIGN-IN-POLICY-NAME>/v2.0/
   ```

   The policy name is lowercase in the URL. For example, `B2C_1A_signup_signin`
   policy appears as `b2c_1a_signup_sigin`.

   Ensure you include the trailing forward slash.

1. Verify the operation of the OIDC discovery URL and issuer URL and append
   `.well-known/openid-configuration` to the issuer URL:

   ```markdown
   https://<YOUR-DOMAIN>/tfp/<YOUR-TENANT-ID>/<YOUR-SIGN-IN-POLICY-NAME>/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration
   ```

   For example, if `domain` is `example.b2clogin.com` and tenant ID is
   `fc40c736-476c-4da1-b489-ee48cee84386`, you can use `curl` and `jq` to extract the issuer:

   ```shell
   $ curl --silent "https://example.b2clogin.com/tfp/fc40c736-476c-4da1-b489-ee48cee84386/b2c_1a_signup_signin/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration" | jq .issuer
   "https://example.b2clogin.com/tfp/fc40c736-476c-4da1-b489-ee48cee84386/b2c_1a_signup_signin/v2.0/"
   ```

1. Configure the issuer URL with the custom policy used for `signup_signin`. For example, this is
   the configuration with a custom policy for `b2c_1a_signup_signin` for Linux package installations:

   ```ruby
   gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
   {
     name: "openid_connect", # do not change this parameter
     label: "Azure B2C OIDC", # optional label for login button, defaults to "Openid Connect"
     args: {
       name: "openid_connect",
       scope: ["openid"],
       response_mode: "query",
       response_type: "id_token",
       issuer:  "https://<YOUR-DOMAIN>/tfp/<YOUR-TENANT-ID>/b2c_1a_signup_signin/v2.0/",
       client_auth_method: "query",
       discovery: true,
       send_scope_to_token_endpoint: true,
       pkce: true,
       client_options: {
         identifier: "<YOUR APP CLIENT ID>",
         secret: "<YOUR APP CLIENT SECRET>",
         redirect_uri: "https://gitlab.example.com/users/auth/openid_connect/callback"
       }
     }
   }]
   ```

#### Troubleshooting Azure B2C

- Ensure all occurrences of `yourtenant.onmicrosoft.com`, `ProxyIdentityExperienceFrameworkAppId`, and `IdentityExperienceFrameworkAppId` match your B2C tenant hostname and
  the respective client IDs in the XML policy files.
- Add `https://jwt.ms` as a redirect URI to the app, and use the [custom policy tester](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/tutorial-create-user-flows?pivots=b2c-custom-policy#test-the-custom-policy).
  Ensure the payload includes `email` that matches the user's email access.
- After you enable the custom policy, users might see `Invalid username or password`
  after they try to sign in. This might be a configuration issue with the `IdentityExperienceFramework`
  app. See [this Microsoft comment](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/50355/unable-to-sign-on-using-custom-policy?childtoview=122370#comment-122370) that suggests you check that the app manifest
  contains these settings:

  - `"accessTokenAcceptedVersion": null`
  - `"signInAudience": "AzureADMyOrg"`

This configuration corresponds with the `Supported account types` setting used when
creating the `IdentityExperienceFramework` app.

### Configure Keycloak

GitLab works with OpenID providers that use HTTPS. Although you can set up a
Keycloak server that uses HTTP, GitLab can only communicate with a Keycloak server
that uses HTTPS.

Configure Keycloak to use public key encryption algorithms (for example,
RSA256 or RSA512) instead of symmetric key encryption algorithms (for example,
HS256 or HS358) to sign tokens. Public key encryption algorithms are:

- Easier to configure.
- More secure because leaking the private key has severe security consequences.

1. Open the Keycloak administration console.
1. Select **Realm Settings > Tokens > Default Signature Algorithm**.
1. Configure the signature algorithm.

Example configuration block for Linux package installations:

```ruby
gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
  {
    name: "openid_connect", # do not change this parameter
    label: "Keycloak", # optional label for login button, defaults to "Openid Connect"
    args: {
      name: "openid_connect",
      scope: ["openid", "profile", "email"],
      response_type: "code",
      issuer:  "https://keycloak.example.com/realms/myrealm",
      client_auth_method: "query",
      discovery: true,
      uid_field: "preferred_username",
      pkce: true,
      client_options: {
        identifier: "<YOUR CLIENT ID>",
        secret: "<YOUR CLIENT SECRET>",
        redirect_uri: "https://gitlab.example.com/users/auth/openid_connect/callback"
      }
    }
  }
]
```

#### Configure Keycloak with a symmetric key algorithm

> Introduced in GitLab 14.2.

WARNING:
The following instructions are included for completeness, but only use symmetric key
encryption if absolutely necessary.

To use symmetric key encryption:

1. Extract the secret key from the Keycloak database. Keycloak does not expose this
   value in the web interface. The client secret seen in the web interface is the
   OAuth 2.0 client secret, which is different from the secret used to sign JSON Web Tokens.

   For example, if you use PostgreSQL as the backend database for Keycloak:

   - Sign into the database console.
   - Run the following SQL query to extract the key:

     ```sql
     $ psql -U keycloak
     psql (13.3 (Debian 13.3-1.pgdg100+1))
     Type "help" for help.

     keycloak=# SELECT c.name, value FROM component_config CC INNER JOIN component C ON(CC.component_id = C.id) WHERE C.realm_id = 'master' and provider_id = 'hmac-generated' AND CC.name = 'secret';
     -[ RECORD 1 ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     name  | hmac-generated
     value | lo6cqjD6Ika8pk7qc3fpFx9ysrhf7E62-sqGc8drp3XW-wr93zru8PFsQokHZZuJJbaUXvmiOftCZM3C4KW3-g
     -[ RECORD 2 ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     name  | fallback-HS384
     value | UfVqmIs--U61UYsRH-NYBH3_mlluLONpg_zN7CXEwkJcO9xdRNlzZfmfDLPtf2xSTMvqu08R2VhLr-8G-oZ47A
     ```

     In this example, there are two private keys: one for HS256 (`hmac-generated`)
     and another for HS384 (`fallback-HS384`). We use the first `value` to configure GitLab.

1. Convert `value` to standard base64. As discussed in the [**Invalid signature with HS256 token** post](https://keycloak.discourse.group/t/invalid-signature-with-hs256-token/3228/9),
   `value` is encoded in the [**Base 64 Encoding with URL and Filename Safe Alphabet** section](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4648#section-5) of RFC 4648.
   This must be converted to [standard base64 as defined in RFC 2045](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2045).
   The following Ruby script does this:

   ```ruby
   require 'base64'

   value = "lo6cqjD6Ika8pk7qc3fpFx9ysrhf7E62-sqGc8drp3XW-wr93zru8PFsQokHZZuJJbaUXvmiOftCZM3C4KW3-g"
   Base64.encode64(Base64.urlsafe_decode64(value))
   ```

   This results in the following value:

   ```markdown
   lo6cqjD6Ika8pk7qc3fpFx9ysrhf7E62+sqGc8drp3XW+wr93zru8PFsQokH\nZZuJJbaUXvmiOftCZM3C4KW3+g==\n
   ```

1. Specify this base64-encoded secret in `jwt_secret_base64`. For example:

   ```ruby
   gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
     {
       name: "openid_connect", # do not change this parameter
       label: "Keycloak", # optional label for login button, defaults to "Openid Connect"
       args: {
         name: "openid_connect",
         scope: ["openid", "profile", "email"],
         response_type: "code",
         issuer:  "https://keycloak.example.com/auth/realms/myrealm",
         client_auth_method: "query",
         discovery: true,
         uid_field: "preferred_username",
         jwt_secret_base64: "<YOUR BASE64-ENCODED SECRET>",
         pkce: true,
         client_options: {
           identifier: "<YOUR CLIENT ID>",
           secret: "<YOUR CLIENT SECRET>",
           redirect_uri: "https://gitlab.example.com/users/auth/openid_connect/callback"
         }
       }
     }
   ]
   ```

If you see a `JSON::JWS::VerificationFailed` error,
you have specified the wrong secret.

### Casdoor

GitLab works with OpenID providers that use HTTPS. Use HTTPS to connect to GitLab
through OpenID with Casdoor.

For your app, complete the following steps on Casdoor:

1. Get a client ID and a client secret.
1. Add your GitLab redirect URL. For example, if your GitLab domain is `gitlab.example.com`,
   ensure the Casdoor app has the following
   `Redirect URI`: `https://gitlab.example.com/users/auth/openid_connect/callback`.

See the [Casdoor documentation](https://casdoor.org/docs/integration/ruby/gitlab/) for more details.

Example configuration for Linux package installations (file path: `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`):

```ruby
gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
    {
        name: "openid_connect", # do not change this parameter
        label: "Casdoor", # optional label for login button, defaults to "Openid Connect"
        args: {
            name: "openid_connect",
            scope: ["openid", "profile", "email"],
            response_type: "code",
            issuer:  "https://<CASDOOR_HOSTNAME>",
            client_auth_method: "query",
            discovery: true,
            uid_field: "sub",
            client_options: {
                identifier: "<YOUR CLIENT ID>",
                secret: "<YOUR CLIENT SECRET>",
                redirect_uri: "https://gitlab.example.com/users/auth/openid_connect/callback"
            }
        }
    }
]
```

Example configuration for self-compiled installations (file path: `config/gitlab.yml`):

```yaml
  - { name: 'openid_connect', # do not change this parameter
      label: 'Casdoor', # optional label for login button, defaults to "Openid Connect"
      args: {
        name: 'openid_connect',
        scope: ['openid','profile','email'],
        response_type: 'code',
        issuer: 'https://<CASDOOR_HOSTNAME>',
        discovery: true,
        client_auth_method: 'query',
        uid_field: 'sub',
        client_options: {
          identifier: '<YOUR CLIENT ID>',
          secret: '<YOUR CLIENT SECRET>',
          redirect_uri: 'https://gitlab.example.com/users/auth/openid_connect/callback'
        }
      }
    }
```

## Configure multiple OpenID Connect providers

You can configure your application to use multiple OpenID Connect (OIDC) providers. You do this by explicitly setting the `strategy_class` in your configuration file.

You should do this in either of the following scenarios:

- [Migrating to the OpenID Connect protocol](../../integration/azure.md#migrate-to-the-openid-connect-protocol).
- Offering different levels of authentication.

NOTE:
This is not compatible with [configuring users based on OIDC group membership](#configure-users-based-on-oidc-group-membership). For more information, see [issue 408248](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/408248).

The following example configurations show how to offer different levels of authentication, one option with 2FA and one without 2FA.

For Linux package installations:

```ruby
gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
  {
    name: "openid_connect",
    label: "Provider name", # optional label for login button, defaults to "Openid Connect"
    icon: "<custom_provider_icon>",
    args: {
      name: "openid_connect",
      strategy_class: "OmniAuth::Strategies::OpenIDConnect",
      scope: ["openid","profile","email"],
      response_type: "code",
      issuer: "<your_oidc_url>",
      discovery: true,
      client_auth_method: "query",
      uid_field: "<uid_field>",
      send_scope_to_token_endpoint: "false",
      pkce: true,
      client_options: {
        identifier: "<your_oidc_client_id>",
        secret: "<your_oidc_client_secret>",
        redirect_uri: "<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect/callback"
      }
    }
  },
  {
    name: "openid_connect_2fa",
    label: "Provider name 2FA", # optional label for login button, defaults to "Openid Connect"
    icon: "<custom_provider_icon>",
    args: {
      name: "openid_connect_2fa",
      strategy_class: "OmniAuth::Strategies::OpenIDConnect",
      scope: ["openid","profile","email"],
      response_type: "code",
      issuer: "<your_oidc_url>",
      discovery: true,
      client_auth_method: "query",
      uid_field: "<uid_field>",
      send_scope_to_token_endpoint: "false",
      pkce: true,
      client_options: {
        identifier: "<your_oidc_client_id>",
        secret: "<your_oidc_client_secret>",
        redirect_uri: "<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect_2fa/callback"
      }
    }
  }
]
```

For self-compiled installations:

```yaml
  - { name: 'openid_connect',
      label: 'Provider name', # optional label for login button, defaults to "Openid Connect"
      icon: '<custom_provider_icon>',
      args: {
        name: 'openid_connect',
        strategy_class: "OmniAuth::Strategies::OpenIDConnect",
        scope: ['openid','profile','email'],
        response_type: 'code',
        issuer: '<your_oidc_url>',
        discovery: true,
        client_auth_method: 'query',
        uid_field: '<uid_field>',
        send_scope_to_token_endpoint: false,
        pkce: true,
        client_options: {
          identifier: '<your_oidc_client_id>',
          secret: '<your_oidc_client_secret>',
          redirect_uri: '<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect/callback'
        }
      }
    }
  - { name: 'openid_connect_2fa',
      label: 'Provider name 2FA', # optional label for login button, defaults to "Openid Connect"
      icon: '<custom_provider_icon>',
      args: {
        name: 'openid_connect_2fa',
        strategy_class: "OmniAuth::Strategies::OpenIDConnect",
        scope: ['openid','profile','email'],
        response_type: 'code',
        issuer: '<your_oidc_url>',
        discovery: true,
        client_auth_method: 'query',
        uid_field: '<uid_field>',
        send_scope_to_token_endpoint: false,
        pkce: true,
        client_options: {
          identifier: '<your_oidc_client_id>',
          secret: '<your_oidc_client_secret>',
          redirect_uri: '<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect_2fa/callback'
        }
      }
    }
```

In this use case, you might want to synchronize the `extern_uid` across the
different providers based on an existing known identifier in your
corporate directory.

To do this, you set the `uid_field`. The following example code shows how to
do this:

```python
def sync_missing_provider(self, user: User, extern_uid: str)
  existing_identities = []
  for identity in user.identities:
      existing_identities.append(identity.get("provider"))

  local_extern_uid = extern_uid.lower()
  for provider in ("openid_connect_2fa", "openid_connect"):
      identity = [
          identity
          for identity in user.identities
          if identity.get("provider") == provider
          and identity.get("extern_uid").lower() != local_extern_uid
      ]
      if provider not in existing_identities or identity:
          if identity and identity[0].get("extern_uid") != "":
              logger.error(f"Found different identity for provider {provider} for user {user.id}")
              continue
          else:
              logger.info(f"Add identity 'provider': {provider}, 'extern_uid': {extern_uid} for user {user.id}")
              user.provider = provider
              user.extern_uid = extern_uid
              user = self.save_user(user)
  return user
```

For more information, see the [GitLab API user method documentation](https://python-gitlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/gl_objects/users.html#examples).

## Configure users based on OIDC group membership **(PREMIUM ALL)**

> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/209898) in GitLab 15.10.

You can configure OIDC group membership to:

- Require users to be members of a certain group.
- Assign users [external](../external_users.md), administrator or
  [auditor](../auditor_users.md) roles based on group membership.

GitLab checks these groups on each sign in and updates user attributes as necessary.
This feature **does not** allow you to automatically add users to GitLab
[groups](../../user/group/index.md).

### Required groups

Your identity provider (IdP) must pass group information to GitLab in the OIDC response. To use this
response to require users to be members of a certain group, configure GitLab to identify:

- Where to look for the groups in the OIDC response, using the `groups_attribute` setting.
- Which group membership is required to sign in, using the `required_groups` setting.

If you do not set `required_groups` or leave the setting empty, any user authenticated by the IdP through OIDC can use GitLab.

::Tabs

:::TabTitle Linux package (Omnibus)

1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:

   ```ruby
   gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
     {
       name: "openid_connect",
       label: "Provider name",
       args: {
         name: "openid_connect",
         scope: ["openid","profile","email"],
         response_type: "code",
         issuer: "<your_oidc_url>",
         discovery: true,
         client_auth_method: "query",
         uid_field: "<uid_field>",
         client_options: {
           identifier: "<your_oidc_client_id>",
           secret: "<your_oidc_client_secret>",
           redirect_uri: "<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect/callback",
           gitlab: {
             groups_attribute: "groups",
             required_groups: ["Developer"]
           }
         }
       }
     }
   ]
   ```

1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#reconfigure-a-linux-package-installation)
   for the changes to take effect.

:::TabTitle Self-compiled (source)

1. Edit `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml`:

   ```yaml
   production: &base
     omniauth:
       providers:
        - { name: 'openid_connect',
            label: 'Provider name',
         args: {
           name: 'openid_connect',
           scope: ['openid','profile','email'],
           response_type: 'code',
           issuer: '<your_oidc_url>',
           discovery: true,
           client_auth_method: 'query',
           uid_field: '<uid_field>',
           client_options: {
             identifier: '<your_oidc_client_id>',
             secret: '<your_oidc_client_secret>',
             redirect_uri: '<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect/callback',
             gitlab: {
               groups_attribute: "groups",
               required_groups: ["Developer"]
             }
           }
         }
       }
   ```

1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#self-compiled-installations)
   for the changes to take effect.

::EndTabs

### External groups

Your IdP must pass group information to GitLab in the OIDC response. To use this
response to identify users as [external users](../external_users.md)
based on group membership, configure GitLab to identify:

- Where to look for the groups in the OIDC response, using the `groups_attribute` setting.
- Which group memberships should identify a user as an
  [external user](../external_users.md), using the
 `external_groups` setting.

::Tabs

:::TabTitle Linux package (Omnibus)

1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:

   ```ruby
   gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
     {
       name: "openid_connect",
       label: "Provider name",
       args: {
         name: "openid_connect",
         scope: ["openid","profile","email"],
         response_type: "code",
         issuer: "<your_oidc_url>",
         discovery: true,
         client_auth_method: "query",
         uid_field: "<uid_field>",
         client_options: {
           identifier: "<your_oidc_client_id>",
           secret: "<your_oidc_client_secret>",
           redirect_uri: "<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect/callback",
           gitlab: {
             groups_attribute: "groups",
             external_groups: ["Freelancer"]
           }
         }
       }
     }
   ]
   ```

1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#reconfigure-a-linux-package-installation)
   for the changes to take effect.

:::TabTitle Self-compiled (source)

1. Edit `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml`:

   ```yaml
   production: &base
     omniauth:
       providers:
        - { name: 'openid_connect',
            label: 'Provider name',
         args: {
           name: 'openid_connect',
           scope: ['openid','profile','email'],
           response_type: 'code',
           issuer: '<your_oidc_url>',
           discovery: true,
           client_auth_method: 'query',
           uid_field: '<uid_field>',
           client_options: {
             identifier: '<your_oidc_client_id>',
             secret: '<your_oidc_client_secret>',
             redirect_uri: '<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect/callback',
             gitlab: {
               groups_attribute: "groups",
               external_groups: ["Freelancer"]
             }
           }
         }
       }
   ```

1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#self-compiled-installations)
   for the changes to take effect.

::EndTabs

### Auditor groups **(PREMIUM SELF)**

Your IdP must pass group information to GitLab in the OIDC response. To use this
response to assign users as auditors based on group membership, configure GitLab to identify:

- Where to look for the groups in the OIDC response, using the `groups_attribute` setting.
- Which group memberships grant the user auditor access, using the `auditor_groups`
  setting.

::Tabs

:::TabTitle Linux package (Omnibus)

1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:

   ```ruby
   gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
     {
       name: "openid_connect",
       label: "Provider name",
       args: {
         name: "openid_connect",
         scope: ["openid","profile","email","groups"],
         response_type: "code",
         issuer: "<your_oidc_url>",
         discovery: true,
         client_auth_method: "query",
         uid_field: "<uid_field>",
         client_options: {
           identifier: "<your_oidc_client_id>",
           secret: "<your_oidc_client_secret>",
           redirect_uri: "<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect/callback",
           gitlab: {
             groups_attribute: "groups",
             auditor_groups: ["Auditor"]
           }
         }
       }
     }
   ]
   ```

1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#reconfigure-a-linux-package-installation)
   for the changes to take effect.

:::TabTitle Self-compiled (source)

1. Edit `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml`:

   ```yaml
   production: &base
     omniauth:
       providers:
        - { name: 'openid_connect',
            label: 'Provider name',
         args: {
           name: 'openid_connect',
           scope: ['openid','profile','email','groups'],
           response_type: 'code',
           issuer: '<your_oidc_url>',
           discovery: true,
           client_auth_method: 'query',
           uid_field: '<uid_field>',
           client_options: {
             identifier: '<your_oidc_client_id>',
             secret: '<your_oidc_client_secret>',
             redirect_uri: '<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect/callback',
             gitlab: {
               groups_attribute: "groups",
               auditor_groups: ["Auditor"]
             }
           }
         }
       }
   ```

1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#self-compiled-installations)
   for the changes to take effect.

::EndTabs

### Administrator groups

Your IdP must pass group information to GitLab in the OIDC response. To use this
response to assign users as administrator based on group membership, configure GitLab to identify:

- Where to look for the groups in the OIDC response, using the `groups_attribute` setting.
- Which group memberships grant the user administrator access, using the
 `admin_groups` setting.

::Tabs

:::TabTitle Linux package (Omnibus)

1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:

   ```ruby
   gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
     {
       name: "openid_connect",
       label: "Provider name",
       args: {
         name: "openid_connect",
         scope: ["openid","profile","email"],
         response_type: "code",
         issuer: "<your_oidc_url>",
         discovery: true,
         client_auth_method: "query",
         uid_field: "<uid_field>",
         client_options: {
           identifier: "<your_oidc_client_id>",
           secret: "<your_oidc_client_secret>",
           redirect_uri: "<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect/callback",
           gitlab: {
             groups_attribute: "groups",
             admin_groups: ["Admin"]
           }
         }
       }
     }
   ]
   ```

1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#reconfigure-a-linux-package-installation)
   for the changes to take effect.

:::TabTitle Self-compiled (source)

1. Edit `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml`:

   ```yaml
   production: &base
     omniauth:
       providers:
        - { name: 'openid_connect',
            label: 'Provider name',
         args: {
           name: 'openid_connect',
           scope: ['openid','profile','email'],
           response_type: 'code',
           issuer: '<your_oidc_url>',
           discovery: true,
           client_auth_method: 'query',
           uid_field: '<uid_field>',
           client_options: {
             identifier: '<your_oidc_client_id>',
             secret: '<your_oidc_client_secret>',
             redirect_uri: '<your_gitlab_url>/users/auth/openid_connect/callback',
             gitlab: {
               groups_attribute: "groups",
               admin_groups: ["Admin"]
             }
           }
         }
       }
   ```

1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#self-compiled-installations)
   for the changes to take effect.

::EndTabs

## Troubleshooting

1. Ensure `discovery` is set to `true`. If you set it to `false`, you must
   specify all the URLs and keys required to make OpenID work.

1. Check your system clock to ensure the time is synchronized properly.

1. As mentioned in [the OmniAuth OpenID Connect documentation](https://github.com/omniauth/omniauth_openid_connect),
   make sure `issuer` corresponds to the base URL of the Discovery URL. For
   example, `https://accounts.google.com` is used for the URL
   `https://accounts.google.com/.well-known/openid-configuration`.

1. The OpenID Connect client uses HTTP Basic Authentication to send the
   OAuth 2.0 access token if `client_auth_method` is not defined or if set to `basic`.
   If you see 401 errors when retrieving the `userinfo` endpoint, check
   your OpenID web server configuration. For example, for
   [`oauth2-server-php`](https://github.com/bshaffer/oauth2-server-php), you may have to
   [add a configuration parameter to Apache](https://github.com/bshaffer/oauth2-server-php/issues/926#issuecomment-387502778).