Social Login (OAuth2)

Turing ES supports social login via OAuth2 with Google, GitHub, and Microsoft. When configured, users can sign in with their existing accounts from these providers, no separate password required.

This is ideal for development environments, small teams, and scenarios where a full Keycloak deployment is not needed. For enterprise SSO with LDAP/AD federation, MFA, and centralized user management, see Security & Keycloak.

How It Works

When a user signs in via a social provider for the first time, Turing ES automatically creates a local user with the profile information from the provider (name, email, avatar). Subsequent logins update the profile data.

Prerequisites

Requirement	Details
`turing.authentication.thirdparty`	Must be `true` (default)
Provider OAuth App	Create an OAuth App/Client in the provider's console
Redirect URI	`http://<host>:<port>/login/oauth2/code/<provider>`

Configuration

Add the provider registration under spring.security.oauth2.client in your application.yaml:

Google

Go to Google Cloud Console
Create an OAuth 2.0 Client ID (Web application)
Add the authorized redirect URI: http://localhost:2700/login/oauth2/code/google

spring:
  security:
    oauth2:
      client:
        registration:
          google:
            client-id: YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID
            client-secret: YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET

Scopes

Spring Security auto-configures the Google provider with openid, profile, and email scopes: no need to set them manually.

GitHub

Go to GitHub Developer Settings > OAuth Apps
Click New OAuth App
Set Homepage URL to http://localhost:2700
Set Authorization callback URL to http://localhost:2700/login/oauth2/code/github

spring:
  security:
    oauth2:
      client:
        registration:
          github:
            client-id: YOUR_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID
            client-secret: YOUR_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET

GitHub specifics

GitHub does not provide a separate first/last name, Turing splits the name attribute automatically.
Email may be null if the user's GitHub email is private. The email field is hidden in the profile page when empty.
The username is the GitHub login handle.

Microsoft (Entra ID / Azure AD)

Go to Azure Portal > App registrations
Register a new application
Under Authentication, add a Web redirect URI: http://localhost:2700/login/oauth2/code/microsoft
Under Certificates & secrets, create a new client secret

spring:
  security:
    oauth2:
      client:
        registration:
          microsoft:
            client-id: YOUR_MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID
            client-secret: YOUR_MICROSOFT_CLIENT_SECRET
            scope: openid,profile,email
            authorization-grant-type: authorization_code
            redirect-uri: "{baseUrl}/login/oauth2/code/{registrationId}"
        provider:
          microsoft:
            issuer-uri: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/v2.0

Multiple Providers

You can configure any combination of providers simultaneously. The login page automatically shows only the buttons for configured providers:

spring:
  security:
    oauth2:
      client:
        registration:
          google:
            client-id: ...
            client-secret: ...
          github:
            client-id: ...
            client-secret: ...
          microsoft:
            client-id: ...
            client-secret: ...
        provider:
          microsoft:
            issuer-uri: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/v2.0

If only GitHub is configured, only the GitHub button appears. If none are configured, the social login section is hidden entirely.

Redirect URIs Reference

Provider	Redirect URI
Google	`http://<host>:<port>/login/oauth2/code/google`
GitHub	`http://<host>:<port>/login/oauth2/code/github`
Microsoft	`http://<host>:<port>/login/oauth2/code/microsoft`

The pattern is always: {baseUrl}/login/oauth2/code/{registrationId}

For production with HTTPS: https://turing.example.com/login/oauth2/code/google

User Profile Behavior

When logged in via a social provider:

Profile fields are read-only: name, email, and username are managed by the provider
Avatar can still be customized in Turing
Password section is hidden: authentication is handled by the provider
The provider name is displayed on the profile page (e.g., "github", "google")

Configuration Properties

Property	Default	Description
`turing.authentication.thirdparty`	`true`	Enable third-party OAuth2 login buttons
`spring.security.oauth2.client.registration.<provider>.client-id`	n/a	OAuth2 Client ID from the provider
`spring.security.oauth2.client.registration.<provider>.client-secret`	n/a	OAuth2 Client Secret from the provider

Troubleshooting

404 on provider authorization page

The Client ID is likely incorrect. Double-check the value in application.yaml matches the one in the provider's console.

User profile shows empty name

The provider attributes may use different field names. Turing handles Google (given_name, family_name), GitHub (login, name), and Microsoft (given_name, family_name) automatically. For other providers, the name attribute is split into first/last name.

Email is empty (GitHub)

GitHub may not expose the user's email if it is set to private. This is by design: the email field is hidden in the profile page when empty.

The default success URL is /admin. If using a different frontend path, ensure the Spring Security configuration matches.

Page	Description
Authentication	Native authentication and API Keys
Security & Keycloak	Full Keycloak production setup with SSO
Configuration Reference	All configuration properties

How It Works​

Prerequisites​

Configuration​

Google​

GitHub​

Microsoft (Entra ID / Azure AD)​

Multiple Providers​

Redirect URIs Reference​

User Profile Behavior​

Configuration Properties​

Troubleshooting​

404 on provider authorization page​

User profile shows empty name​

Email is empty (GitHub)​

Login redirects to wrong page​

Related Pages​