Authentication with Third-party Credentials
Guest Registration using a third-party application has the following advantages:
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It provides ExtremeCloud Appliance with a higher level of user information by obtaining information
from the end user's third-party application account instead of relying on information entered by the
end-user.
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It provides an easier registration process for the end user. ExtremeCloud Appliance retrieves the
public information from the end user's third-party account and uses that information to populate the
name and email registration fields.
Once you have configured a third-party application for registration, this is how the authentication
process works:
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The end user attempts to access an external Web site. Their HTTP traffic is redirected to the captive
portal.
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In the Guest Registration Portal, the end user selects the option to register using credentials from a
third-party (Facebook, Yahoo, etc.)
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The end user is redirected to the third-party login screen.
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If an Acceptable Use Policy option is configured, the captive portal verifies that the AUP has been
acknowledged before redirecting the user to the third-party application.
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Once logged in, the end user is presented with the information that ExtremeCloud Appliance
receives from the third-party application.
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The end user grants ExtremeCloud Appliance access to the third-party information and is redirected
back to the captive portal where they see a "Registration in Progress" message.
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The third-party application provides the requested information to ExtremeCloud Appliance, which
uses it to populate the user registration fields.
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The registration process completes and network access is granted.
Third-party Registration Requirements
Third-party captive portal registration requires the following:
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The ExtremeCloud Appliance Access Control engine must have Internet access in order to retrieve
user information from the third-party application.
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The ExtremeCloud Appliance Access Control Unregistered access policy must allow access to the
third-party application site (either allow all SSL or make allowances for application servers).
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The ExtremeCloud Appliance Access Control Unregistered access policy must allow access to HTTPS
traffic to the third-party application OpenID servers.
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A Unique third-party application must be created on the third-party application Developers page.
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The Portal Configuration must have the third-party application enabled and include the third-party
application Application ID and Secret.
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