Node-RED 系列（7）-- Oauth/OpenID based authentication with Id4

Securing Node-RED

OAuth/OpenID based authentication with Id4

To use an external authentication source, Node-RED can take use a wide range of the strategies provided by Passport.

Steps as below:

1. In the node-red installation host, install passport-oauth2 module:

   
   
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2. In your Id4, add new client and remember set the "Client Secret" and add "authorization_code" as allowed grant type

   • ClientID
   • ClientSecret
   • Allowed Grant type (authorization_code)
   • redirect url

3. Then add/modify the following in your settings.js

   
   
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4. Results as below

   
   
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Hope this can help you.