SSO Examples

Below is a collection of example Directus configurations for integrating with various OpenID, OAuth 2.0 and SAML platforms.

Due to the large number of available SSO platforms, this list will only cover the most common configurations. Contributions to expand and maintain the list are encouraged.

OpenID

Apple

AUTH_APPLE_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_APPLE_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_APPLE_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_APPLE_ISSUER_URL="https://appleid.apple.com/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_APPLE_SCOPE="name email"
AUTH_APPLE_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"
AUTH_APPLE_PARAMS="{"response_mode":"form_post"}"

AUTH_APPLE_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_APPLE_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_APPLE_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_APPLE_ISSUER_URL="https://appleid.apple.com/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_APPLE_SCOPE="name email"
AUTH_APPLE_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"
AUTH_APPLE_PARAMS="{"response_mode":"form_post"}"

Auth0

AUTH_AUTH0_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_AUTH0_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_AUTH0_ISSUER_URL="https://<your_auth0_domain>/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_AUTH0_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"

AUTH_AUTH0_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_AUTH0_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_AUTH0_ISSUER_URL="https://<your_auth0_domain>/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_AUTH0_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"

Google

AUTH_GOOGLE_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_GOOGLE_ISSUER_URL="https://accounts.google.com/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_GOOGLE_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"

AUTH_GOOGLE_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_GOOGLE_ISSUER_URL="https://accounts.google.com/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_GOOGLE_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"

Keycloak

AUTH_KEYCLOAK_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
# For Keycloak < 18.0.0
AUTH_KEYCLOAK_ISSUER_URL="http://<your_keycloak_domain>/auth/realms/<your_keycloak_realm>/.well-known/openid-configuration"
# For Keycloak >= 18.0.0
AUTH_KEYCLOAK_ISSUER_URL="http://<your_keycloak_domain>/realms/<your_keycloak_realm>/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_KEYCLOAK_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"

AUTH_KEYCLOAK_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
# For Keycloak < 18.0.0
AUTH_KEYCLOAK_ISSUER_URL="http://<your_keycloak_domain>/auth/realms/<your_keycloak_realm>/.well-known/openid-configuration"
# For Keycloak >= 18.0.0
AUTH_KEYCLOAK_ISSUER_URL="http://<your_keycloak_domain>/realms/<your_keycloak_realm>/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_KEYCLOAK_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"

Microsoft Azure

AUTH_MICROSOFT_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_MICROSOFT_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_MICROSOFT_ISSUER_URL="https://login.microsoftonline.com/<your_tenant_id>/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_MICROSOFT_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"

AUTH_MICROSOFT_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_MICROSOFT_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_MICROSOFT_ISSUER_URL="https://login.microsoftonline.com/<your_tenant_id>/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_MICROSOFT_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"

Okta

AUTH_OKTA_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_OKTA_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_OKTA_CLIENT_SECRET= "..."
AUTH_OKTA_ISSUER_URL="https://<your_okta_domain>/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_OKTA_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"

AUTH_OKTA_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_OKTA_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_OKTA_CLIENT_SECRET= "..."
AUTH_OKTA_ISSUER_URL="https://<your_okta_domain>/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_OKTA_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"

Twitch

AUTH_TWITCH_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_TWITCH_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_TWITCH_ISSUER_URL="https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_TWITCH_SCOPE="openid user:read:email"
AUTH_TWITCH_PARAMS__CLAIMS="string:{"id_token":{"email":null}}"
AUTH_TWITCH_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"

AUTH_TWITCH_DRIVER="openid"
AUTH_TWITCH_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_TWITCH_ISSUER_URL="https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/.well-known/openid-configuration"
AUTH_TWITCH_SCOPE="openid user:read:email"
AUTH_TWITCH_PARAMS__CLAIMS="string:{"id_token":{"email":null}}"
AUTH_TWITCH_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"

OAuth 2.0

Discord

AUTH_DISCORD_DRIVER="oauth2"
AUTH_DISCORD_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_DISCORD_AUTHORIZE_URL="https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize"
AUTH_DISCORD_ACCESS_URL="https://discord.com/api/oauth2/token"
AUTH_DISCORD_PROFILE_URL="https://discord.com/api/users/@me"

AUTH_DISCORD_DRIVER="oauth2"
AUTH_DISCORD_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_DISCORD_AUTHORIZE_URL="https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize"
AUTH_DISCORD_ACCESS_URL="https://discord.com/api/oauth2/token"
AUTH_DISCORD_PROFILE_URL="https://discord.com/api/users/@me"

Facebook

AUTH_FACEBOOK_DRIVER="oauth2"
AUTH_FACEBOOK_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_FACEBOOK_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_FACEBOOK_AUTHORIZE_URL="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth"
AUTH_FACEBOOK_ACCESS_URL="https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/access_token"
AUTH_FACEBOOK_PROFILE_URL="https://graph.facebook.com/me?fields=email"

AUTH_FACEBOOK_DRIVER="oauth2"
AUTH_FACEBOOK_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_FACEBOOK_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_FACEBOOK_AUTHORIZE_URL="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth"
AUTH_FACEBOOK_ACCESS_URL="https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/access_token"
AUTH_FACEBOOK_PROFILE_URL="https://graph.facebook.com/me?fields=email"

GitHub

AUTH_GITHUB_DRIVER="oauth2"
AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_GITHUB_AUTHORIZE_URL="https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize"
AUTH_GITHUB_ACCESS_URL="https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token"
AUTH_GITHUB_PROFILE_URL="https://api.github.com/user"

AUTH_GITHUB_DRIVER="oauth2"
AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
AUTH_GITHUB_AUTHORIZE_URL="https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize"
AUTH_GITHUB_ACCESS_URL="https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token"
AUTH_GITHUB_PROFILE_URL="https://api.github.com/user"

Notice

If the authenticating user has not marked their email as "public" in GitHub, it will not be accessible by Directus.

Twitter

AUTH_TWITTER_DRIVER="oauth2"
AUTH_TWITTER_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_TWITTER_CLIENT_SECRET="-..."
AUTH_TWITTER_AUTHORIZE_URL="https://twitter.com/i/oauth2/authorize"
AUTH_TWITTER_ACCESS_URL="https://api.twitter.com/2/oauth2/token"
AUTH_TWITTER_PROFILE_URL="https://api.twitter.com/2/users/me"
AUTH_TWITTER_IDENTIFIER_KEY="data.username"
AUTH_TWITTER_SCOPE="tweet.read users.read"

AUTH_TWITTER_DRIVER="oauth2"
AUTH_TWITTER_CLIENT_ID="..."
AUTH_TWITTER_CLIENT_SECRET="-..."
AUTH_TWITTER_AUTHORIZE_URL="https://twitter.com/i/oauth2/authorize"
AUTH_TWITTER_ACCESS_URL="https://api.twitter.com/2/oauth2/token"
AUTH_TWITTER_PROFILE_URL="https://api.twitter.com/2/users/me"
AUTH_TWITTER_IDENTIFIER_KEY="data.username"
AUTH_TWITTER_SCOPE="tweet.read users.read"

Notice

Twitter does not provide "email" so we define "username" as the identifier.

SAML

AWS

AUTH_AWS_DRIVER="saml"
AUTH_AWS_IDP_metadata="{Your IAM Identity Center SAML metadata file}"
AUTH_AWS_SP_metadata=""
AUTH_AWS_ALLOW_PUBLIC_REGISTRATION="true"
AUTH_AWS_DEFAULT_ROLE_ID="{Needs to be a valid role on the instance}"
AUTH_AWS_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"
AUTH_AWS_EMAIL_KEY="email"

AUTH_AWS_DRIVER="saml"
AUTH_AWS_IDP_metadata="{Your IAM Identity Center SAML metadata file}"
AUTH_AWS_SP_metadata=""
AUTH_AWS_ALLOW_PUBLIC_REGISTRATION="true"
AUTH_AWS_DEFAULT_ROLE_ID="{Needs to be a valid role on the instance}"
AUTH_AWS_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"
AUTH_AWS_EMAIL_KEY="email"

Metadata

AWS IAM Docs are not that verbose. Users have found that the SP_metadata environment variable can be supplied empty.
Users have found that replacing <md:SingleSignOnService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="https://your-soo-portal-url"/> in the IAM Identity Center SAML metadata file with your AWS Portal URL is a fix for getting the 'Login With SSO' button on Directus to work, rather the default redirect from AWS.
Directus expects <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> to be removed from the start of the XML.

Mapping:

Maps the email address into Directus as external_identifier:

User attribute in the application	Maps to this string value or user attribute in IAM Identity Center	type
`Subject`	`${user:email}`	`emailAddress`
`email`	`${user:email}`	`unspecified`

Config:

Relay state: admin/login
Application ACS URL: https://your-directus-instance/auth/login/aws/acs

Google

AUTH_GOOGLE_DRIVER="saml"
AUTH_GOOGLE_IDP_metadata="{Your SAML metadata file from Google}"
AUTH_GOOGLE_SP_metadata="{Create your own SAML metadata file, see example below}"
AUTH_GOOGLE_ALLOW_PUBLIC_REGISTRATION="true"
AUTH_GOOGLE_DEFAULT_ROLE_ID="{Needs to be a valid role on the instance}"
AUTH_GOOGLE_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"
AUTH_GOOGLE_EMAIL_KEY="email"

AUTH_GOOGLE_DRIVER="saml"
AUTH_GOOGLE_IDP_metadata="{Your SAML metadata file from Google}"
AUTH_GOOGLE_SP_metadata="{Create your own SAML metadata file, see example below}"
AUTH_GOOGLE_ALLOW_PUBLIC_REGISTRATION="true"
AUTH_GOOGLE_DEFAULT_ROLE_ID="{Needs to be a valid role on the instance}"
AUTH_GOOGLE_IDENTIFIER_KEY="email"
AUTH_GOOGLE_EMAIL_KEY="email"

SP Metadata

The entityID should be the same as the one configured in Google in the EntityDescriptor tag
The Location should be the ACS URL of your Directus instance in the format of https://your-directus-instance/auth/login/google/acs
Directus expects <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> to be removed from the start of the XML.

Example:

xml

<EntityDescriptor xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" entityID="SHOULD_MATCH_GOOGLE_CONFIG">
  <SPSSODescriptor WantAssertionsSigned="true" protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
    <NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress</NameIDFormat>
    <AssertionConsumerService isDefault="true" index="0" Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="YOUR_DOMAIN/auth/login/google/acs"/>
  </SPSSODescriptor>
</EntityDescriptor>

<EntityDescriptor xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" entityID="SHOULD_MATCH_GOOGLE_CONFIG">
  <SPSSODescriptor WantAssertionsSigned="true" protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
    <NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress</NameIDFormat>
    <AssertionConsumerService isDefault="true" index="0" Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="YOUR_DOMAIN/auth/login/google/acs"/>
  </SPSSODescriptor>
</EntityDescriptor>

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SSO Examples

OpenID

Apple

Auth0

Google

Keycloak

Microsoft Azure

Okta

Twitch

OAuth 2.0

Discord

Facebook

GitHub

Twitter

SAML

AWS

Google

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Newsletter

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Discord ​

Facebook ​

GitHub ​

Twitter ​

SAML ​

AWS ​

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SSO Examples

OpenID

Apple

Auth0

Google

Keycloak

Microsoft Azure

Okta

Twitch

OAuth 2.0

Discord

Facebook

GitHub

Twitter

SAML

AWS

Google