README.md

SPID-WordPress flow

1. An user visits the page of a WordPress site with the SPID-Wordpress plugin enabled
2. WordPress includes /spid-wordpress.php
3. WordPress includes /includes/class-spid-wordpress.php providing Spid_Wordpress class
4. Calling Spid_Wordpress::factory()->run():
   • includes/class-spid-wordpress-loader.php - manages actions and filters
   • includes/class-spid-wordpress-i18n.php - loads internationalization
   • admin/class-spid-wordpress-admin.php - registers backend pages
   • includes/class-spid-wordpress-settings.php - manages settings
   • includes/class-spid-wordpress-login.php - handles SPID requests
   • includes/class-spid-wordpress-user-meta.php - manages user options
   • includes/class-spid-wordpress-shortcodes.php - registers shortcodes
     1. Is the user arriving from a button click? (e.g. ?init_spid_login=1&idp=foo)
        • Calling Spid_Wordpress_Login::factory()->spid_startsso( $_GET['idp'] );
          1. WordPress dies redirecting the user to the IDP login page
          2. The user does the login into the IDP
          3. The IDP redirects back to WordPress (e.g. ?return_from_sso=1)
     2. Is the user arriving from the IDP login? (e.g. ?return_from_sso=1)
        • See SimpleSAML_Auth_Simple documentation.