AH JWT Auth

AH JWT Auth

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This example shows a configuration with a WordPress install behind
Cloudflare Access for SSO via JWT

This example shows a configuration with a WordPress install behind Cloudflare Access for SSO via JWT

This plugin allows sign in to WordPress using a JSON Web Token (JWT) contained
in a HTTP Header that is added by a reverse proxy that sits in front of your
WordPress deployment.

Authentication and optionally role assignment is handled by claims contained in
the JWT.

If configured, the plugin also validates the JWT aud and iss claims against
the expected application audience and JWT issuer values.

Verification of the JWT is handled by either:

  • a shared secret for HS256 (as per RFC 7518 this must be at least 256-bits in
    size)
  • a PEM encoded public key for RS256
  • retrieving a JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) from a configured URL (also for RS256)

During the login process if the user does not exist an account will be created
with a matching role from the JWT, unless automatic user creation has been
disabled in the plugin settings.

If the JWT did not contain a role claim then user is created with the role set
in the plugin settings (by default this is the subscriber role).

Automatic user creation is enabled by default for backwards compatibility. It
can be disabled when user provisioning should remain manual.