LinkedIn

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

This form of authentication uses LinkedIn login credentials. The fields in the LinkedIn source authentication are shown below. Several API values are obtained from the LinkedIn 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.	Linkedin
Description	A description of the purpose of the authentication source.	Registration based on Linkedin login credentials
App ID	A value provided by Linkedin during registration with the Linkedin API. See Linkedin API Registration.
App Secret	A value provided by Linkedin during registration with the Linkedin API. See Linkedin API Registration.
API URL	The base URL that A3 should use at authentication time for user authentication. This is typically https://www.linkedin.com.	https://www.linkedin.com
API Authorize Path	A sub-location within the API URL used for authentication	/oauth/v2/authorization
API Token Path	A sub-location within the API URL used for token access.	/oauth/v2/accessToken
Access Token Parameter	The label associated with the access token returned from the social media's token access interchange.	code
API URL of logged user	The URL to use after a token is obtained.	https://apis.live.net/v5.0/me
Portal URL	The callback location used by LinkedIn. Generally https://<hostname>/oauth2/callback. See Linkedin 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: www.linkedin.com, api.linkedin.com, *.licdn.com, platform.linkedin.com	www.linkedin.com, api.linkedin.com,*.licdn.com, platform.linkedin.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.
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 checked, then 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.