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Sign-up and sign-in with Basecamp using Azure AD B2C

This article describes how to add authentication for a Basecamp account to an Azure AD B2C custom policy.

Architecture

The following diagram illustrates the authentication flow for a Basecamp account to an Azure AD B2C custom policy.

The authentication flow requires two Azure functions:

  • One that exchanges an authorization code for an access token, because Basecamp’s token endpoint contains the non-standard request parameter type=web_server, which isn’t supported by Azure AD B2C.
  • Another that retrieves flattened claims for the authenticated user

For information about Basecamp and OAuth 2.0, see https://github.com/basecamp/api/blob/master/sections/authentication.md.

Prerequisites

  1. If you don’t already have one, then you must create an Azure AD B2C tenant that is linked to your Azure subscription.
  2. Prepare your Azure AD B2C tenant by creating the token signing and encryption keys and creating the Identity Experience Framework applications.
  3. Download one of the starter packs for Azure AD B2C from Microsoft’s GitHub repository.

Create Azure functions

  1. Create a C# function containing the following code. This implements a GetBasecampAccessToken function that exchanges an authorization code for an access token. Then publish this C# function to a function app.
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web.Http;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs;
using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Http;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;

namespace SignInWithBasecamp
{
    public static class GetBasecampAccessToken
    {
        private static readonly HttpClient InnerClient = new HttpClient();

        [FunctionName("GetBasecampAccessToken")]
        public static async Task<IActionResult> Run(
            [HttpTrigger(AuthorizationLevel.Anonymous, "post")] HttpRequest request,
            ILogger logger)
        {
            if (request.Form == null)
            {
                logger.LogError("Form is missing");
                return new BadRequestResult();
            }

            if (!request.Form.TryGetValue("client_id", out var clientId))
            {
                logger.LogError("The client identifier is missing");
                return new BadRequestResult();
            }

            if (!request.Form.TryGetValue("client_secret", out var clientSecret))
            {
                logger.LogError("The client secret is missing");
                return new BadRequestResult();
            }

            if (!request.Form.TryGetValue("code", out var code))
            {
                logger.LogError("Code is missing");
                return new BadRequestResult();
            }

            if (!request.Form.TryGetValue("redirect_uri", out var redirectUri))
            {
                logger.LogError("The redirection URI is missing");
                return new BadRequestResult();
            }

            var innerRequest = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "https://launchpad.37signals.com/authorization/token");

            var innerRequestModel = new Dictionary<string, string>
            {
                {"type", "web_server"},
                {"client_id", clientId},
                {"client_secret", clientSecret},
                {"code", code},
                {"redirect_uri", redirectUri}
            };

            innerRequest.Content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(innerRequestModel);
            var innerResponse = await InnerClient.SendAsync(innerRequest);

            if (innerResponse.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.OK && innerResponse.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized && innerResponse.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.Forbidden)
            {
                return new InternalServerErrorResult();
            }

            if (innerResponse.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized)
            {
                var innerErrorResponseModel = await innerResponse.Content.ReadAsJsonAsync<BasecampAccessTokenErrorResponseModel>();
                logger.LogError($"Error: {innerErrorResponseModel.Error}, error description: {innerErrorResponseModel.ErrorDescription}.");
                return new UnauthorizedResult();
            }

            if (innerResponse.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Forbidden)
            {
                var innerErrorResponseModel = await innerResponse.Content.ReadAsJsonAsync<BasecampAccessTokenErrorResponseModel>();
                logger.LogError($"Error: {innerErrorResponseModel.Error}, error description: {innerErrorResponseModel.ErrorDescription}.");
                return new ForbiddenResult();
            }

            var innerResponseModel = await innerResponse.Content.ReadAsJsonAsync<BasecampAccessTokenResponseModel>();

            var responseModel = new
            {
                access_token = innerResponseModel.AccessToken
            };

            return new OkObjectResult(responseModel);
        }
    }
}
  1. Create another C# function containing the following code. This implements a GetBasecampClaims function that retrieves flattened claims for the authenticated user. Then publish this C# function to a function app.
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web.Http;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs;
using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Http;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;

namespace SignInWithBasecamp
{
    public static class GetBasecampClaims
    {
        private static readonly HttpClient InnerClient = new HttpClient();

        [FunctionName("GetBasecampClaims")]
        public static async Task<IActionResult> Run(
            [HttpTrigger(AuthorizationLevel.Anonymous, "get")] HttpRequest request,
            ILogger logger)
        {
            if (!request.Headers.TryGetValue("Authorization", out var authorizationHeaderValues))
            {
                logger.LogError("The Authorization header is missing");
                return new BadRequestResult();
            }

            if (authorizationHeaderValues.Count > 1)
            {
                logger.LogError("The Authorization header is invalid");
                return new BadRequestResult();
            }

            var authorizationHeaderValue = authorizationHeaderValues[0];
            var authorizationHeaderValueParts = authorizationHeaderValue.Split(' ');

            if (authorizationHeaderValueParts.Length != 2 || !authorizationHeaderValueParts[0].Equals("Bearer", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
            {
                logger.LogError("The Authorization header is invalid");
                return new BadRequestResult();
            }

            var innerRequest = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://launchpad.37signals.com/authorization.json");
            innerRequest.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue(authorizationHeaderValueParts[0], authorizationHeaderValueParts[1]);
            var innerResponse = await InnerClient.SendAsync(innerRequest);

            if (innerResponse.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.OK)
            {
                return new InternalServerErrorResult();
            }

            var innerResponseModel = await innerResponse.Content.ReadAsJsonAsync<BasecampClaimsResponseModel>();

            var responseModel = new
            {
                id = innerResponseModel.Identity.Id,
                email = innerResponseModel.Identity.EmailAddress,
                name = $"{innerResponseModel.Identity.FirstName} {innerResponseModel.Identity.LastName}"
            };

            return new OkObjectResult(responseModel);
        }
    }
}

The model classes are implemented as follows.

using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace SignInWithBasecamp
{
    public class BasecampAccessTokenResponseModel
    {
        [JsonProperty("access_token")]
        public string AccessToken { get; set; }
    }

    public class BasecampAccessTokenErrorResponseModel
    {
        [JsonProperty("error")]
        public string Error { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("error_description")]
        public long ErrorDescription { get; set; }
    }

    public class BasecampClaimsResponseModel
    {
        [JsonProperty("identity")]
        public BasecampIdentityModel Identity { get; set; }
    }
}

The ForbiddenResult class is implemented as follows.

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;

namespace SignInWithBasecamp
{
    public class ForbiddenResult : StatusCodeResult
    {
        public ForbiddenResult()
            : base(403)
        {
        }
    }
}

The ReadAsJsonAsync extension method is implemented as follows.

using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace SignInWithBasecamp
{
    public static class HttpContentExtensions
    {
        public static async Task<T> ReadAsJsonAsync<T>(this HttpContent content)
        {
            if (content == null)
            {
                return default;
            }

            var value = await content.ReadAsStringAsync();
            return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(value);
        }
    }
}

Configure a Basecamp application

  1. Log in to https://integrate.37signals.com/.
  2. On the Your Applications page, select Register one now.
  3. On the New Application page, enter the following fields and then select Register this app:
    1. Name of your application
    2. Your company’s name
    3. Your website URL
    4. Products: Select Basecamp 3.
    5. Redirect URI: Enter either https://your-tenant-name.b2clogin.com/your-tenant-name.onmicrosoft.com/oauth2/authresp if you use the built-in domain or https://your-domain-name/your-tenant-name.onmicrosoft.com/oauth2/authresp if you use a custom domain for the Callback URL field. Replace your-tenant-name with your tenant name and your-domain-name with your custom domain.
  4. On the Your Applications page, select the application name.
  5. On the application details page, copy the Client ID and Client Secret fields.

Add the client secret for the Basecamp application as a policy key

  1. Sign in to the Azure AD B2C portal.
  2. Select Identity Experience Framework.
  3. Select Policy keys.
  4. Select Add.
  5. In the Create a key section, enter the following fields and then select Create:
    1. Options: Manual
    2. Name: BasecampClientSecret
    3. Secret: Paste the Client Secret field that was copied in the previous section.

Configure Basecamp as an identity provider

  1. Open the TrustFrameworkExtensions.xml file.
  2. Find the ClaimsProviders element. If it doesn’t exist, then add it to the TrustFrameworkPolicy element.
  3. Add the following ClaimsProvider element to the ClaimsProviders element. Replace your-basecamp-client-id with the Client ID field that was copied in the Configure a Basecamp application section. Replace your-function-app-name with the function app name that was created in the Create Azure functions section.
<ClaimsProvider>
  <Domain>37signals.com</Domain>
  <DisplayName>Basecamp</DisplayName>
  <TechnicalProfiles>
    <TechnicalProfile Id="Basecamp-OAuth2">
      <DisplayName>Basecamp</DisplayName>
      <Protocol Name="OAuth2" />
      <Metadata>
        <Item Key="authorization_endpoint">https://launchpad.37signals.com/authorization/new?type=web_server</Item>
        <Item Key="client_id">your-basecamp-client-id</Item>
        <Item Key="HttpBinding">POST</Item>
        <Item Key="AccessTokenEndpoint">https://your-function-app-name.azurewebsites.net/api/GetBasecampAccessToken</Item>
        <Item Key="ClaimsEndpoint">https://your-function-app-name.azurewebsites.net/api/GetBasecampClaims</Item>
        <Item Key="BearerTokenTransmissionMethod">AuthorizationHeader</Item>
        <Item Key="ProviderName">37signals.com</Item>
        <Item Key="UsePolicyInRedirectUri">false</Item>
      </Metadata>
      <CryptographicKeys>
        <Key Id="client_secret" StorageReferenceId="B2C_1A_BasecampClientSecret" />
      </CryptographicKeys>
      <OutputClaims>
        <OutputClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="authenticationSource" DefaultValue="socialAccountAuthentication" AlwaysUseDefaultValue="true" />
        <OutputClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="identityProvider" DefaultValue="37signals.com" AlwaysUseDefaultValue="true" />
        <OutputClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="issuerUserId" PartnerClaimType="id" />
        <OutputClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="displayName" PartnerClaimType="name" />
        <OutputClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="email" PartnerClaimType="email" />
      </OutputClaims>
      <OutputClaimsTransformations>
        <OutputClaimsTransformation ReferenceId="CreateRandomUPNUserName" />
        <OutputClaimsTransformation ReferenceId="CreateUserPrincipalName" />
        <OutputClaimsTransformation ReferenceId="CreateAlternativeSecurityId" />
      </OutputClaimsTransformations>
      <UseTechnicalProfileForSessionManagement ReferenceId="SM-SocialLogin" />
    </TechnicalProfile>
  </TechnicalProfiles>
</ClaimsProvider>

Add a user journey

  1. Open the TrustFrameworkBase.xml file.
  2. Copy the UserJourney element that includes Id="SignUpOrSignIn".
  3. Open the TrustFrameworkExtensions.xml file and find the UserJourneys element. If it doesn’t exist, then add it to the TrustFrameworkPolicy element.
  4. Paste the UserJourney element that was copied in step 2 to the UserJourneys element and replace the Id attribute for this UserJourney element from "SignUpOrSignIn" to "BasecampSignUpOrSignIn".

Add the identity provider to the user journey

  1. Add the claims provider that was configured in the Configure Basecamp as an identity provider section to the user journey that was added in the previous section.
<OrchestrationStep Order="1" Type="CombinedSignInAndSignUp" ContentDefinitionReferenceId="api.signuporsignin">
  <ClaimsProviderSelections>
    ...
    <ClaimsProviderSelection TargetClaimsExchangeId="BasecampExchange" />
  </ClaimsProviderSelections>
  ...
</OrchestrationStep>

<OrchestrationStep Order="2" Type="ClaimsExchange">
  ...
  <ClaimsExchanges>
    <ClaimsExchange Id="BasecampExchange" TechnicalProfileReferenceId="Basecamp-OAuth2" />
  </ClaimsExchanges>
  ...
</OrchestrationStep>

Configure the relying party policy

  1. Open the SignUpOrSignIn.xml file.
  2. Replace the ReferenceId attribute for the DefaultUserJourney element from "SignUpOrSignIn" to "BasecampSignUpOrSignIn".
<RelyingParty>
  <DefaultUserJourney ReferenceId="BasecampSignUpSignIn" />
  ...
</RelyingParty>

Upload and test the custom policy

  1. Upload all policy files in the following order to your Azure AD B2C tenant:
    1. TrustFrameworkBase.xml
    2. TrustFrameworkLocalization.xml
    3. TrustFrameworkExtensions.xml
    4. SignUpOrSignIn.xml
  2. Test the B2C_1A_signup_signin policy from your Azure AD B2C tenant.

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