omniauth-linkedin-oauth2
An OmniAuth strategy for LinkedIn OAuth2 authentication in Ruby applications.
What is omniauth-linkedin-oauth2?
omniauth-linkedin-oauth2 is a Ruby gem that provides a LinkedIn OAuth2 strategy for the OmniAuth authentication framework. It enables Ruby applications, particularly Rails apps, to authenticate users via their LinkedIn accounts by handling the OAuth2 flow and returning standardized user profile data. It simplifies integration with LinkedIn's API, though note that LinkedIn has deprecated this OAuth2 method in favor of OpenID Connect.
Ruby developers, especially those using Rails, who need to add LinkedIn-based authentication to their applications using the OmniAuth framework. It is suited for projects currently relying on LinkedIn's OAuth2 API before its deprecation.
Developers choose this gem for a straightforward, standardized way to integrate LinkedIn OAuth2 into OmniAuth-based authentication systems, with features like configurable permission scoping and profile fields. It offers a clean upgrade path from older OAuth1 LinkedIn strategies and is specifically updated for LinkedIn API v2 compatibility.
Overview
A LinkedIn OAuth2 strategy for OmniAuth.
Use Cases
Best For
- Adding LinkedIn sign-in to a Ruby on Rails application using OmniAuth middleware.
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