Authentication

Configuring Facebook OpenID Connect on ServiceNow

#Authentication , #San Diego Release , #Intermediate

Chuck Tomasi

3 minute read

Step by step instructions for setting up Facebook authentication on a ServiceNow instance. A great use case for this is a government portal to enable single sign-on for citizens who already have a Facebook account. This document is built on San Diego release. Configure Facebook Begin by going to the Facebook Developer Dashboard. Click Create App in the upper right corner.

Select Consumer (1) and click Next (2).

Running a GitHub bot from SN

#JWT , #JSON Web Token , #Expert , #Authentication

Andrew Barnes

4 minute read

Recently I was asked to help get a GitHub bot working with ServiceNow as the backend. What was engaging with the requirements for GitHub bots was the authentication type required. Looking at this handy blog from Thai Angsakulyanont, it was interesting to see that while I have done methods 1,2,3, the bot requires method 4, which was quite the wrench. We have explored JWT here on the blog before from none other than Dave Slusher.

Inbound OAuth Auth Code Grant Flow Part 1 - Getting Started with Postman

#Authentication , #REST , #OAuth , #REST API , #OAuth2 , #Authorization Code Grant Flow

Josh Nerius

4 minute read

As highlighted in my New Integration/API and Authentication Features Blog Post, Istanbul introduces two new inbound OAuth 2.0 flows: Authorization Code Grant Flow Implicit Grant Flow These flows allow you to build apps that interact with ServiceNow APIs without needing to be directly aware of an end user’s username/password. Some possible use cases include: Building a mobile (iOS or Android) app that interacts with task records in a ServiceNow instance Building a web application that interacts with ServiceNow on behalf of your users This blog post is a quick tutorial to:

What's New for Developers in Istanbul - Integrations, APIs, Authentication

#OAuth , #Istanbul , #Authorization Code Grant Flow , #Implicit Grant Flow , #API Analytics , #Outbound HTTP Logging , #Integrations , #Authentication , #APIs

Josh Nerius

4 minute read

The Istanbul release introduces some very exciting features for APIs and Authentication. This post will bring you up to speed on what’s new, and we’ll follow up with more detailed posts about individual features in the coming days/weeks. New Inbound OAuth 2.0 Features Have you ever tried to build an app that integrates with ServiceNow, only to find that you couldn’t issue API calls on behalf of a specific user unless that user had credentials stored locally in the instance?