Configuring Twitter¶

Twitter can be used as a federated authenticator in WSO2 Identity Server. Follow the steps below to configure WSO2 Identity Server to authenticate users using their Twitter login credentials:

In the WSO2 Identity Server management console,

1. Navigate to the Identity Provider section under Main > Identity menu-item.
2. Click Add.

3. Provide values for the following fields under the Basic Information section: For more information, see Adding and Configuring an Identity Provider.

4. Expand Twitter Configuration under Federated Authenticators . Fill in the following fields details according to the application registered in the Twitter:

   Field	Description	Sample Value
   Enable	This option enables Twitter to be used as an authenticator for user provisioned to the WSO2 Identity Server.	Checked
   Default	This options sets the Twitter to be used as the default authentication mechanism. If you have already selected any other Identity Provider as the default federated authenticator, selecting this option deselects it.	Checked
   API Key	This is the consumer key generated at the Twitter application registration.	wuerRmdgwlqX0oE1WNDdsh17o
   API Secret	This is the consumer secret generated at the Twitter application registration.	771tqnkpcbRyTBSCRQvVud1x8j1uQlCDpNZo3hRG0s4cEtsFky
   Callback URL	This is the Callback URL you entered at the Twitter application registration. This is the URL to which the browser should be redirected after the authentication is successful. URL format: https://<host-name>:<port>/acs The acs indicates the Assertion Consumer URL of the WSO2 Identity Server endpoint that accepts the responses sent by Twitter.	https://wso2.com:9443/commonauth

5. Click Register.