Automatic login using external authentication service

[Ron537]

Hi there!

I've implemented SAML authentication in my Rocket.Chat application.
When a user wants to login, he have to click a separate button (for the SAML authentication) and only then (after clicking) he is redirected to the SAML provider service which is taking care of the authentication.

I think it would be great if you add an option to "automatic redirect" the user to the authentication service (something like simulating a click event on the login button) when the user is browsing the application for the first time (not logged-in).

So the sequence would be as followed:

1. User browse to the Rocket.Chat application
2. Automatically redirected to the external authentication service( SAML , Facebook , Google , etc... ) if the option for automatic redirect for this authentication method is enabled
3. User logged in to the application.

[Ron537]

This process is instead of waiting for the user to click the 'SAML LOGIN' button (in my case)

[kruczjak]

+1 (in Custom OAuth)

[ksuquix]

+1 (for CAS in my case, but same thing)

[konsumate]

Duplicate for CAS: #2327

[fcoppolani]

👍 in Custom OAUTH

[fengt]

+1 (in Custom OAuth)

[MartinSchoeler]

This is a duplicate.