Several users are discussing the possibility of logging in to Rocketchat using Discourse credentials. DrOpossum initially asked about connecting their self-hosted Rocketchat server to Discourse via OAuth, CAS, or SAML. mpalmer clarified that Discourse isn’t a SAML or OAuth provider and only supports its own SSO protocol. DrOpossum explained that they want to use Discourse credentials (mail, username, and password) to create or log in to a Rocketchat account. Siedlerchr shared a successful implementation using a self-hosted CAS for SSO across Moodle, Discourse, and Rocket.Chat. However, SvenC56 is still unsure if SSO between Rocketchat and Discourse is possible, referencing a related thread on Meta Discourse.
Hey there,
I would like to connect my Discourse to my self-hosted rocketchat server. It’s possible to log in via OAuth, CAS and SAML. Details can be found here: https://rocket.chat/docs/administrator-guides/authentication/
Is there an easy way to do this? Does Discourse support any of there authentication types?
Best regards,
Felix
You’ll have to be more specific. Where do you want the authentication data to come from?
Hey,
Thanks for your reply. To register on rocketchat, you need a Mail, Username and Password. I would like to take these from discourse to create a account for rocketchat or log in, if the account doesn’t already exisit.
Discourse isn’t a SAML or OAuth provider, so it can’t work as the source of authentication information using those protocols. The only auth provider support Discourse has is its own SSO protocol.
Interesting. I figured SSO was using a standard of some sort. Out of curiosity, why did you guys choose to roll your own?
We use a self hosted CAS for our research project pages. This CAS SSO is used for Moodle, Discourse and Rocket.Chat .
Did someone managed to make it work? I’m confused with this Use Discourse as an identity provider (SSO, DiscourseConnect) Thread. Is SSO between Rocketchat and Discourse possible?
Thank you.