Authenticx as an Auth Provider

This guide shows you how to configure Salesforce to use Authenticx as an OAuth2.0/OpenID Connect authentication provider. Once set up, your users can sign in via the Authenticx platform.

Prerequisites

  • A Salesforce Administrator account
  • Your Authenticx Consumer Secret (provided by your Authenticx contact)
  • Network access to https://platform.beauthenticx.com

Configuration Steps

1. Log into Salesforce

Sign in to your Salesforce org with an administrator account.

2. Open Setup

Click the ⚙️ Setup icon (top-right) and select Setup.

3. Find Auth. Providers

In the left sidebar’s Quick Find, type Auth.

Click Auth. Providers under Identity.

4. Create a New Auth Provider

Click New.

For Provider Type, select Open ID Connect.

5. Enter Basic Info

Ensure the following are entered as provided here:

FieldValue
NameAuthenticx
URL SuffixAuthenticx
Consumer Keysalesforce
Consumer Secret<Your Authenticx Consumer Secret>
***https://platform.beauthenticx.com/connect/authorize
Token Endpoint URLhttps://platform.beauthenticx.com/connect/token
User Info Endpoint URLhttps://platform.beauthenticx.com/connect/userinfo
Token Issuerhttps://platform.beauthenticx.com
Default Scopesopenid profile AcxPlatformAPI offline_access

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Note: The endpoints above default to platform.beauthenticx.com.

If your organization uses a custom SSO domain, replace platform.beauthenticx.com with your SSO base URL in each URL.

Ensure the following are completed:

  1. Check the label "Send client credential in header"
  1. Un-Check the label "Include Consumer Secret in SOAP API Responses"

6. Save the Configuration

Review and save.


Authenticx as an Auth Provider complete!

You should see a screen similar to the one pictured below.



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OPTIONAL: Validation

If you'd like to test your auth provider, you can verify it navigates to Authenticx when you use the Test-Only Initialization URL

*this recommended for advanced users with a strong understanding of OAuth2.0 and OpenIDConnect only


What’s Next

When you’re ready, proceed to: