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Menu path: Configuration > Policies and Access Control > Authentication Sources > External > Facebook.

This form of authentication uses Facebook login credentials. The fields in the Facebook source authentication are shown below. Several API values are obtained from the Facebook web site during your site's registration. The registration process is described below in one of the A3 Installation and Usage Guides (Installation and Usage Guide - Registration VLAN or Installation and Usage Guide - No Registration VLAN).

Note

NOTE: This will provide unlimited Facebook access to clients during the registration process.


Field Name	Usage	Example
Name	The name of the authentication source.	Facebook
Description	A description of the purpose of the authentication source.	Registration based on Facebook login credentials
App ID	A value provided by Facebook during registration with the Facebook API. See Facebook API Registration.
App Secret	A value provided by Facebook during registration with the Facebook API. See Facebook API Registration.
Graph API URL	The base URL that A3 should use at authentication time for user authentication. It is used for a newer version of user-token based Facebook API.	https://graph.facebook.com
Graph API Token Path	A sub-location within the Graph API URL used for token access.	/oauth/access_token
Access Token Parameter	The label associated with the access token returned from the social media's token access interchange.	access_token
Scope	The scope of the information that A3 will request.	email
Graph API URL of Logged User	The URL to use after a token is obtained.	https://graph.facebook.com/me?fields=id,name,email,first_name,last_name
Portal URL	The callback location used by Facebook. Generally https://<hostname>/oauth2/callback. See Facebook API Registration for more details.	https://a3.company.com/oauth2/callback
Authorized domains	A comma separated list of domains that the client will resolve during authentication, despite any networking restrictions. It should include: .facebook.com, .fbcdn.net, .akamaihd.net,.akamaiedge.net, .edgekey.net, .akamai.net	.facebook.com,.fbcdn.net,.akamaihd.net,.akamaiedge.net,.edgekey.net,.akamai.net
Create Local Account	If enabled, when a user completes the authentication a local A3 account will be created for the user if one does not already exist
Password Hashing Method	The algorithm used to hash passwords in the database. Only new or reset passwords are affected. One of Bcrypt, Plaintext, or NTLM.
Password Length	The length of generated passwords.	8
Number of Logins for the Local Account	If Create Local Account is enabled, this field designates the number of times that the user can login. A value of 0 means an infinite number of times.	0
Authentication Rules	Indicates the actions to be performed when the authentication is satisfied. Authentication rules are covered in detail in Authentication Rules.