User authentication of Open edX using Auth0

This package is available for Auth0 service to authenticate users for edX.

Install

sudo su - edxapp -s /bin/bash

cd ~/

. edxapp_env

git clone https://github.com/ngi644/openedx_auth0

pip install -e openedx_auth0/

Add parameters

In lms.env.json file:

"ADDL_INSTALLED_APPS": ["openedx_auth0"] to the root node.
"THIRD_PARTY_AUTH_BACKENDS": ["openedx_auth0.auth0.Auth0OAuth2"] to the root node.
"AUTH0_DOMAIN": "your.auth0.domain" to the list of FEATURES.
"ENABLE_THIRD_PARTY_AUTH": true in the list of FEATURES.

Migrate DB

~$ cd /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform

~/edx-platform$ python /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/manage.py lms syncdb --migrate --settings=aws

Restart edxapp

sudo /edx/bin/supervisorctl restart edxapp:

Django's management page, set for third-party authentication backend.

Open URL /admin on Browser.

Go to Home › Third_Party_Auth › Provider Configuration (OAuth) and click Add Provider Configuration

Check off Enabled checkbox

Add a name in the Name input, ie. Auth0

Check off Skip Email Verification checkbox

Choose Backend Name: oa2-auth0

Input your Client ID and Client Secret

In Other Settings, paste this: {"SCOPE": ["email openid profile"]} this makes sure we can fetch the whole profile from Auth0 and your email address and other info will be properly populated in registration form