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

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

Field Name Usage Example
Name The name of the authentication source. Github
Description A description of the purpose of the authentication source. Registration based on Github login credentials
App ID A value provided by Github during registration with the Github API. See Github API Registration.  
App Secret A value provided by Github during registration with the Github API. See Github API Registration.  
App URL The base URL that A3 should use at authentication time for user authentication. This is typically https://github.com. https://github.com
API Authorize Path A sub-location within the App URL used for authentication. /login/oauth/authorize
API Token Path A sub-location within the App URL used for token access. /login/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. user,user:email
API URL of logged user The URL to use after a token is obtained. https://api.github.com/user
Portal URL The callback used by Github. Generally https://<hostname>/oauth2/callback. See Github 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: api.github.com, *.github.com, github.com api.github.com,*.github.com,github.com
Create Local Account If enabled, when a user completes an authentication a local A3 account will be created for the user if one does not already exist. slider-off icon
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 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.  

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