Twitter Login Integration Kit

Configuring an adapter instance

Configure the Twitter IdP Adapter to determine how PingFederate communicates with Twitter.

Steps

  1. In the PingFederate administrative console, create a new IdP adapter instance:

    1. For PingFederate 10.1 or later: go to Authentication → Integration → IdP Adapters. Click Create New Instance.

    2. For PingFederate 10.0 or earlier: go to Identity Provider → Adapters. Click Create New Instance.

  2. On the Type tab, set the basic adapter instance attributes.

    1. In the Instance Name field, enter a name for the adapter instance.

    2. In the Instance ID field, enter a unique identifier for the adapter instance.

    3. From the Type list, select Twitter IdP Adapter. Click Next.

  3. Optional: On the IdP Adapter screen, in the Attribute Selector section, select or define attributes to request from Twitter.

    For a list of available attributes, see User Object in the Twitter documentation.

    1. Click Add a new row to 'Attribute Selector'.

    2. Select an attribute from the Twitter Attribute list or enter an attribute in the Additional Twitter Attribute field.

    You must use the correct syntax for manual entries. For an example of the data structure, see GET account/verify_credentials in the Twitter documentation.

    1. In the Action column, click Update.

    2. To add more attributes, repeat steps a-c.

  4. On the IdP Adapter screen, configure the adapter instance by referring to Twitter IdP Adapter settings reference. Click Next.

  5. On the Extended Contract tab, add any attributes that you want to include in the contract. Click Next.

  6. On the Adapter Attributes tab, set pseudonym and masking options as shown in Set pseudonym and masking options in the PingFederate documentation. Click Next.

  7. On the Adapter Contract Mapping tab, configure the contract fulfillment details for the adapter as shown in Define the IdP adapter contract in the PingFederate documentation. Click Next.

  8. On the Summary tab, check and save your configuration:

    1. For PingFederate 10.1 or later: click Save.

    2. For PingFederate 10.0 or earlier: click Done. On the Manage IdP Adapter Instances tab, click Save.