# GitHub

Authentication | Users | Password
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## Presentation

GitHub uses OAuth2 protocol to allow applications to reuse its own authentication process (see https://developer.github.com/apps/building-oauth-apps/authorizing-oauth-apps/).

You need to register a new application on LinkedIn to get an application ID and a secret: https://github.com/settings/apps/new.

## Configuration

In Manager, go in `General Parameters` > `Authentication modules` and choose GitHub for authentication module.

Then, go in `GitHub parameters`:

- Authentication level: authentication level for this module.

- Client ID: the application ID you get

- Client secret: the corresponding secret

- Field containing user identifier: Field that will be used as main user identifier in LL::NG, usually `login`

- Scope: OAuth 2.0 scopes, see https://developer.github.com/apps/building-oauth-apps/understanding-scopes-for-oauth-apps/

Tip

Collected fields are stored in session in `github_` keys

Attention

Browser implementations of formAction directive are inconsistent (e.g. Firefox doesn’t block the redirects whereas Chrome does). Administrators may have to modify formAction value with wildcard likes *.

In Manager, go in:

`General Parameters` > `Advanced Parameters` > `Security` > `Content Security Policy` > `Form destination`