identity-oidc-gin

An example Login.gov client application which authenticates users via OpenID Connect (OIDC). Written in Go. Uses the Gin web framework and the Goth authentication package. Disclaimer: Goth is not (yet) a certified OpenID Relaying Party.

Demo:

Installation

Install Go (version 1.9.4).

Install the source code:

go get github.com/18F/identity-oidc-gin
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/18F/identity-oidc-gin

Configuration

Configure environment variables using a .env file. At a minimum, set the SESSION_SECRET variable. For an example, see the .env.example file.

Choose a Login.gov Environment

Development Environment (Local Server)

Set the PROVIDER_URL environment variable to http://localhost:3000.

Run a Login.gov (identity-idp) instance locally on port 3000:

cd path/to/identity-idp
make run

Sandbox Environment

Set the PROVIDER_URL environment variable to to one of the sandbox urls:

• https://idp.dev.identitysandbox.gov
• https://idp.int.identitysandbox.gov

NOTE: this application's credentials have not yet been deployed to the sandbox environments. this note will be removed when the credentials have been deployed and this application has been tested against these sandbox environments.

Usage

Run the app:

go run app.go

Then view in browser at localhost:8080.

License