Adding Apps - Adding a custom OIDC app | Admin Guide - Zoho Directory

Adding a custom OIDC app

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The Free plan allows you to add only up to 3 non-Zoho apps.
Notes
Check our app directory to see if the app you need is already integrated with Zoho Directory, or request an integration.
In Zoho Directory, you can configure OpenID Connect (OIDC) for any third-party apps. The way OIDC performs vary based on the type of application you configure ZD with. Learn how OIDC works in Zoho Directory.

Prerequisites

Permissions required to perform this action:
  1. Add apps
  2. Assign apps

Adding a OIDC custom app in Zoho Directory

  1. Sign in to Zoho Directory , then click Admin Panel in the left menu.
  2. Go to Applications, click Add Application, then click Create Custom App.
  3. Name the app, and enter a description if needed.
  4. Click Select SSO mode, then select OIDC under Sign-In Type.
  5. Select the type of application you're adding under Application Type.
  6. Enter Sign-in URL, Sign-out URL and Callback URL of the relying Party in the respective fields.
  7. Click Done, then click Create.
  8. To assign this application to users, click Add User; to manage the added app, click Manage Application, or to continue adding OIDC custom apps, click OK.

Adding Zoho Directory's URLs in the third-party app

  1. Open the added OIDC custom app and click Single Sign-on.
  2. Copy the Client ID, Client Secret, Authorization Endpoint, Token Endpoint, and User Info Endpoint.
  3. In the third-party's OIDC Configuration Page, paste the copied values into the respective fields.

Testing the OIDC configuration

Assign yourself as a user for the custom OIDC app added in Zoho Directory. Now try signing in to the third-party app using OIDC SSO.