Integrating Access Manager with Twitter

IMPORTANT:The information in the following sections may get changed and may not match the Social Networking Providers’ interface when you create an application. The following information is only for reference purpose and can vary based on the provider configuration page.

Perform the following steps to generate the API Key and API Secret for Twitter.

  1. Create a Twitter application.

    1. Log in to Twitter and access the Application page.

    2. Click Create New App.

    3. Specify the following details on the Create an Application page:

      • Name : Specify a name for the web application.

      • Description: Specify a description for the web application.

      • Website: Specify the application URL.

      • Callback URL: Specify the identity provider redirect URI. For example, https://<IDP URL>:<Port Number>/nidp/jsp/socialauth_return.jsp

    4. Accept license and click Create your Twitter Application.

      The App name, description, consumer key, and the callback URL are displayed.

    5. Go to the Keys and Access Tokens tab and make a note of the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret.

      You will need these values when you configure Twitter as a service provider with Access Manager.

    6. Click Create my access token to authorize the application to access accounts.

  2. Configure Twitter application Configuration Setting in Access Manager. Access Manager uses App ID and APP secret to configure Twitter.