Understand Social Login

Users can access Oracle Identity Cloud Service using their credentials from trusted public identity providers. After logging into an identity provider, users have the option to create an account in Oracle Identity Cloud Service if they don't have one.

Read the following use cases to understand social login using Oracle Identity Cloud Service.

Use Case: Log in Using Social Login

Read a use case for logging in using social login with Oracle Identity Cloud Service.

Beatrix Kiddo is an end user who needs access Oracle Identity Cloud Service. At the login page, she sees a list of identity providers, including social providers applicable to her. She selects Microsoft and is presented with the Microsoft login form. She completes the steps to log in to Microsoft.

If she doesn't have an Oracle Identity Cloud Service account, she is asked if she would like to register now and create one or if she would like to cancel registration:

If she chooses to cancel registration, her login attempt is canceled.
If she chooses to register, then she is shown a registration page with her profile information auto populated.

Note:
The auto populated information varies depending upon the data being captured from the social identity provider.

She provides all required registration information. Her account is created successfully, and she receives an email so that she can activate her account.

Use Case: Link Social Accounts

Read a use case for linking social accounts with Oracle Identity Cloud Service.

Linking social accounts is the process of associating a public identity provider user account with an existing Oracle Identity Cloud Service user account. If multiple social accounts are linked to a user account in Oracle Identity Cloud Service, then the user can access Oracle Identity Cloud Service by logging in with any of the linked social accounts.

To understand how users link social accounts in Oracle Identity Cloud Service, read this use case.

Beatrix Kiddo is an end user for ABC Corporation and an Oracle Identity Cloud Service customer. Beatrix logs in to Oracle Identity Cloud Service using a social account, accesses her user profile, and then accesses the Social Accounts tab. On the Social Accounts tab, she sees the social account that she used the first time to login into Oracle Identity Cloud Service. When she signs in using a social account, that account is automatically linked to her Oracle Identity Cloud Service account.

If she wants to link another social account, she clicks Link a Social Account and completes the steps necessary to log in to the social account. She can now log in using either of those social accounts.

Use Case: Unlink Social Accounts

Read a use case for unlinking social accounts with Oracle Identity Cloud Service.

Unlinking social accounts is the process of disassociating a public identity provider user account with an existing Oracle Identity Cloud Service user account.

To understand how users unlink social accounts in Oracle Identity Cloud Service, read this use case.

Beatrix Kiddo is an end user for ABC Corporation and an Oracle Identity Cloud Service customer. Beatrix logs in to Oracle Identity Cloud Service using a social account provided for her on the Oracle Identity Cloud Service login page. When she does this, her existing Oracle Identity Cloud Service user account is associated with her public identity provider user account.

Beatrix doesn't want to use one of her social accounts anymore. She wants to unlink this social account. When she does, her Oracle Identity Cloud Service account is no longer linked to that social account.

Link and Unlink Social Accounts

When you use a social identity provider to sign in to Oracle Identity Cloud Service, your social account is linked to your Oracle Identity Cloud Service user account automatically. If you don't want to sign in to Oracle Identity Cloud Service using that social account, then unlink it.

If your social account is unlinked, then you can link it to establish a connection between your social account and your Oracle Identity Cloud Service user account. As a result, you can use your social credentials to access Oracle Identity Cloud Service.

If a social identity provider is created and activated, then you'll see the Social Accounts tab. Otherwise, this tab won't appear.

In the My Profile console, click Social Accounts, and then click Link a Social Account.
In the Link a Social Account dialog box, click the Action menu , and then click Link.
A login page with the social account that you chose displays.
Complete the steps necessary to log in to your social account.
You're redirected to Oracle Identity Cloud Service.
In the My Profile console, click Social Accounts, and then verify that the social account you linked appears.
(Optional) To unlink a social account, click the Action menu, and then click Unlink.