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OpenID Connect Access Provider

Configuration for OpenID Connect for OAuth2 Access Provider to authenticate users for 3DM Publisher Publications.

Workflow

  1. Administrator configures Access Provider, register 3DM Publisher as Client of the Access Provider
  2. Administrator configures 3DM Publisher, delegate user authentication to Access Provider
  3. Administrator configures 3DM Publisher, create Publication and grant user access (Authorization)
  4. User launches 3DM Viewer
  5. User selects 3DM Viewer login option for Access Provider
  6. 3DM Viewer triggers pop-up for the user to identify via the Access Provider
  7. Access Provider provides ID Token with email to the 3DM Viewer (Authentication)
  8. 3DM Viewer transfers ID Token with email to 3DM Publisher for user identification (Authorization)
  9. 3DM Publisher validates ID Token with email with 3DM Publication Authorized Users via 1) user name or 2) user email

Users created within the Orbit Publisher Console can be granted access to publications. Each user is assigned a unique login and password. To streamline user management, multiple users can be imported or updated simultaneously using a .txt or .csv file. For more details, please refer to the documentation: 3DM Publisher Console.

Configure Access Provider to register 3DM Publisher as Client

Every OAuth2 Access Provider holds a list of known Client applications it offers services to.
Your 3DM Publisher Server needs to be registered as Client of the OAuth2 Service, typically the following information is required:

Notes for Bentley IMS

3DM Publisher support Bentley IMS via OpenID Connect.
A default “Bentley IMS” access provider (managed by Bentley) is added to every new installation, but disabled by default because the configuration is incomplete for any new installation.

To enable Bentley IMS, there are 2 options:

Notes for Google

To register 3DM Publisher as Client of the Google Access Provider:

Additionally, Google requires its Clients to pass a secret.
Add the Client Secret to your Access Provider configuration for 3DM Publisher.

Notes for Azure Entra ID

Below are some specific instructions on how to register the 3DM Publisher as Client of Azure Entra ID.
On top of the standard instructions above, make sure you:

Configure 3DM Publisher to delegate user authentication

Access Provider configurations are managed from the Publisher Console's, System page.
Once configured and enabled, the 3DM Viewer automatically presents the Access Provider login option to the user.

Implement SSO for Viewer SDK

Implement SSO via Access Providers

Alternative options to achieve an auto-login or no login experience: