Using vBulletin as master for single sign on (SSO) ?

[yellowpinky]

Hi,
I would like to use the vBulletin username / password as the master list for single sign on.

That is, the user logs into vBulletin, forum.myexample.com
User clicks on a link to another custom application, myapp.myexample.com

Somehow, there is a root cookie(?) that myapp can retrieve to know the authenticated vB username ?

Example 2: user goes directly to myapp.myexample.com
user was not logged in, so they get redirected to forum.myexample.com to login
then they come back to myapp and are now authenticated with a vB username.

Is there some documentation or tips on using vBulletin as the master database for SSO?
Or is it better to use some add-on product. vbPortal (don't know what that is, but the name makes it sound like a possibility).

Thank you for any assistance.

[GameWizard]

I understand what you want to do, but the way you name it is a bit funny. In any case, your logic isn't far off. What you could simply do is include the global.php file along with some other small code, which will result in the page its included in to act as a VBulletin Page, meaning asking for authentication where needed, and keeping the same cookies as the rest of the VBulletin pages.

What you want to accomplish can be done a number of ways, but my best suggestion would be to look up "How to create a VB Powered Page" and that will point you in the right direction:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=62164