Microsoft Azure sign-in authentication¶

The Microsoft Azure OAuth sign-in authentication is a useful function that allows Odoo users to sign in to their database with their Microsoft Azure account.

This is particularly helpful if the organization uses Azure Workspace, and wants employees within the organization to connect to Odoo using their Microsoft Accounts.

Configuration¶

Integrating the Microsoft sign-in function requires configuration on Microsoft and Odoo.

Odoo System Parameter¶

First activate the developer mode, and then go to Settings ‣ Technical ‣ System Parameters.

Click Create and on the new/blank form that appears, add the following system parameter auth_oauth.authorization_header to the Key field, and set the Value to 1. Then click Save to finish.

Microsoft Azure dashboard¶

Create a new application¶

Now that the system parameters in Odoo have been set up, it’s time to create a corresponding application inside of Microsoft Azure. To get started creating the new application, go to Microsoft’s Azure Portal. Log in with the Microsoft Outlook Office 365 account if there is one, otherwise, log in with a personal Microsoft account.

Next, navigate to the section labeled Manage Microsoft Entra ID (formally Azure Active Directory). The location of this link is usually in the center of the page.

Now, click on the Add (+) icon, located in the top menu, and then select App registration from the drop-down menu. On the Register an application screen, rename the Name field to Odoo Login OAuth or a similarly recognizable title. Under the Supported account types section select the option for Accounts in this organizational directory only (Default Directory only - Single tenant).

Under the Redirect URL section, select Web as the platform, and then input https://<odoo base url>/auth_oauth/signin in the URL field. The Odoo base URL is the canonical domain at which your Odoo instance can be reached (e.g. mydatabase.odoo.com if you are hosted on Odoo.com) in the URL field. Then, click Register, and the application is created.

Authentication¶

Edit the new app’s authentication by clicking on the Authentication menu item in the left menu after being redirected to the application’s settings from the previous step.

Next, the type of tokens needed for the OAuth authentication will be chosen. These are not currency tokens but rather authentication tokens that are passed between Microsoft and Odoo. Therefore, there is no cost for these tokens; they are used merely for authentication purposes between two APIs. Select the tokens that should be issued by the authorization endpoint by scrolling down the screen and check the boxes labeled: Access tokens (used for implicit flows) and ID tokens (used for implicit and hybrid flows).

Click Save to ensure these settings are saved.

Gather credentials¶

With the application created and authenticated in the Microsoft Azure console, credentials will be gathered next. To do so, click on the Overview menu item in the left-hand column. Select and copy the Application (client) ID in the window that appears. Paste this credential to a clipboard / notepad, as this credential will be used in the Odoo configuration later.

After finishing this step, click on Endpoints on the top menu and click the copy icon next to OAuth 2.0 authorization endpoint (v2) field. Paste this value in the clipboard / notepad.

Odoo setup¶

Finally, the last step in the Microsoft Azure OAuth configuration is to configure some settings in Odoo. Navigate to Settings ‣ Integrations ‣ OAuth Authentication and check the box to activate the OAuth login feature. Click Save to ensure the progress is saved. Then, sign in to the database once the login screen loads.

Once again, navigate to Settings ‣ Integrations ‣ OAuth Authentication and click on OAuth Providers. Now, select New in the upper-left corner and name the provider Azure.

Paste the Application (client) ID from the previous section into the Client ID field. After completing this, paste the new OAuth 2.0 authorization endpoint (v2) value into the Authorization URL field.

For the UserInfo URL field, paste the following URL: https://graph.microsoft.com/oidc/userinfo

In the Scope field, paste the following value: openid profile email. Next, the Windows logo can be used as the CSS class on the login screen by entering the following value: fa fa-fw fa-windows, in the CSS class field.

Check the box next to the Allowed field to enable the OAuth provider. Finally, add Microsoft Azure to the Login button label field. This text will appear next to the Windows logo on the login page.

Save the changes to complete the OAuth authentication setup in Odoo.

User experience flows¶

For a user to log in to Odoo using Microsoft Azure, the user must be on the Odoo password reset page. This is the only way that Odoo is able to link the Microsoft Azure account and allow the user to log in.

To sign in to Odoo for the first time using the Microsoft Azure OAuth provider, navigate to the Odoo password reset page (using the new user invitation link). A password reset page should appear. Then, click on the option labeled Microsoft Azure. The page will redirect to the Microsoft login page.

Enter the Microsoft Email Address and click Next. Follow the process to sign in to the account. Should 2FA be turned on, then an extra step may be required.

Finally, after logging in to the account, the page will redirect to a permissions page where the user will be prompted to Accept the conditions that the Odoo application will access their Microsoft information.