Connect to PingOne from a Connection Pool in WebLogic



Use the CData JDBC Driver for PingOne to connect to PingOne data from Web applications running on WebLogic.

The CData JDBC Driver for PingOne enables you to follow standard procedures to integrate PingOne data into Java Web applications. This article shows how to deploy the CData JDBC Driver for PingOne in WebLogic Server.

Deploy the JDBC Driver in WebLogic Server

To deploy the driver, add the driver JAR to your classpath. The .lic file must be located in the same folder as the JAR. These files are located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.

If you want to add the driver to all domains, prepend the path to the JAR to the WEBLOGIC_CLASSPATH environment variable in WL_HOME\common\bin\commEnv.cmd/sh. This script is located in WL_HOME\common\bin\. For example:

set WEBLOGIC_CLASSPATH=your-installation-directory\lib\cdata.jdbc.pingone.jar;%WEBLOGIC_CLASSPATH%

In WebLogic 12.2.1 if you want to add the driver to a specific domain, you can simply place the driver JAR and .lic file into DOMAIN_HOME\lib; for example, ORACLE_HOME\user_projects\domains\MY_DOMAIN\lib. These files will be added to the server classpath at startup.

Earlier versions require that you manually add the driver to the classpath: Prepend the following to the PRE_CLASSPATH environment variable in setDomainEnv.cmd/sh. This script is located in the bin subfolder of the folder for that domain.

set PRE_CLASSPATH=your-installation-directory\lib\cdata.jdbc.pingone.jar;%PRE_CLASSPATH%

After making these changes, restart the server.

Create a JDBC Data Source for PingOne

After deploying the driver, log into the WebLogic Administration Console and create the connection.

  1. In the Domain Structure tree, click Services -> Data Sources -> New -> Generic Data Source.
  2. On the JDBC Data Source Properties page, enter the following information:
    • Name: Enter a user-friendly name; for example, pingonejdbc.
    • JNDI Name: Enter the path the JDBC data source will be bound to; for example, jdbc/PingOne.
    • Database Type: Select Other.

  3. Click Next to use the default options. On the last page, enter the following information and click Test Configuration:

    • Driver Class Name: Enter the driver class, cdata.jdbc.pingone.PingOneDriver.
    • URL: Enter the JDBC URL. A typical JDBC URL is below:

      jdbc:pingone:AuthScheme=OAuth;WorkerAppEnvironmentId=eebc33a8-xxxx-4f3a-yyyy-d3e5262fd49e;Region=NA;OAuthClientId=client_id;OAuthClientSecret=client_secret;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH

      To connect to PingOne, configure these properties:

      • Region: The region where the data for your PingOne organization is being hosted.
      • AuthScheme: The type of authentication to use when connecting to PingOne.
      • Either WorkerAppEnvironmentId (required when using the default PingOne domain) or AuthorizationServerURL, configured as described below.

      Configuring WorkerAppEnvironmentId

      WorkerAppEnvironmentId is the ID of the PingOne environment in which your Worker application resides. This parameter is used only when the environment is using the default PingOne domain (auth.pingone). It is configured after you have created the custom OAuth application you will use to authenticate to PingOne, as described in Creating a Custom OAuth Application in the Help documentation.

      First, find the value for this property:

      1. From the home page of your PingOne organization, move to the navigation sidebar and click Environments.
      2. Find the environment in which you have created your custom OAuth/Worker application (usually Administrators), and click Manage Environment. The environment's home page displays.
      3. In the environment's home page navigation sidebar, click Applications.
      4. Find your OAuth or Worker application details in the list.
      5. Copy the value in the Environment ID field. It should look similar to:
        WorkerAppEnvironmentId='11e96fc7-aa4d-4a60-8196-9acf91424eca'

      Now set WorkerAppEnvironmentId to the value of the Environment ID field.

      Configuring AuthorizationServerURL

      AuthorizationServerURL is the base URL of the PingOne authorization server for the environment where your application is located. This property is only used when you have set up a custom domain for the environment, as described in the PingOne platform API documentation. See Custom Domains.

      Authenticating to PingOne with OAuth

      PingOne supports both OAuth and OAuthClient authentication. In addition to performing the configuration steps described above, there are two more steps to complete to support OAuth or OAuthCliet authentication:

      • Create and configure a custom OAuth application, as described in Creating a Custom OAuth Application in the Help documentation.
      • To ensure that the driver can access the entities in Data Model, confirm that you have configured the correct roles for the admin user/worker application you will be using, as described in Administrator Roles in the Help documentation.
      • Set the appropriate properties for the authscheme and authflow of your choice, as described in the following subsections.

      OAuth (Authorization Code grant)

      Set AuthScheme to OAuth.

      Desktop Applications

      Get and Refresh the OAuth Access Token

      After setting the following, you are ready to connect:

      • InitiateOAuth: GETANDREFRESH. To avoid the need to repeat the OAuth exchange and manually setting the OAuthAccessToken each time you connect, use InitiateOAuth.
      • OAuthClientId: The Client ID you obtained when you created your custom OAuth application.
      • OAuthClientSecret: The Client Secret you obtained when you created your custom OAuth application.
      • CallbackURL: The redirect URI you defined when you registered your custom OAuth application. For example: https://localhost:3333

      When you connect, the driver opens PingOne's OAuth endpoint in your default browser. Log in and grant permissions to the application. The driver then completes the OAuth process:

      1. The driver obtains an access token from PingOne and uses it to request data.
      2. The OAuth values are saved in the location specified in OAuthSettingsLocation, to be persisted across connections.

      The driver refreshes the access token automatically when it expires.

      For other OAuth methods, including Web Applications, Headless Machines, or Client Credentials Grant, refer to the Help documentation.

      Built-in Connection String Designer

      For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the PingOne JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

      java -jar cdata.jdbc.pingone.jar

      Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

    • Database User Name: Enter the username, if not specified in the JDBC URL.
    • Password: Enter the password, if not specified in the JDBC URL.

After selecting the server where you want to deploy the JDBC data source, you can now connect to PingOne data.

More WebLogic Integration

The steps above show how configure the driver in a simple connection pooling scenario. For more use cases and information, see the JDBC sections in the WebLogic Data Sources chapter of the Oracle Fusion Middleware documentation.

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