Mailcow

Allows users to authenticate using their Mailcow credentials by configuring Mailcow as a federated identity provider via OAuth2.

Preparation

The following placeholders are used in this guide:

• authentik.company is the FQDN of the authentik installation.
• mailcow.company is the FQDN of the Mailcow installation.

Mailcow configuration

To integrate Mailcow with authentik you will need to create an OAuth application in Mailcow.

1. Log in to Mailcow as an administrator
2. Navigate to System > Configuration, and then Access > OAuth2 Apps.
3. Click Add OAuth2 client and provide the Redirect URI: https://authentik.company/source/oauth/callback/mailcow/
4. Take note of the Client ID and Client Secret. These values will be required in the next section.

authentik configuration

1. Log in to authentik as an administrator and open the authentik Admin interface.
2. Navigate to Directory > Federation and Social login, click Create, and then configure the following settings:
   • Select type: select OAuth Source as the source type.
   • Create OAuth Source: provide a name, a slug which must match the slug used in the Mailcow Redirect URI field (e.g. mailcow), and set the following required configurations:
     • Protocol settings
       • Consumer Key: <client_ID>
       • Consumer Secret: <client_secret>
       • Scopes (optional): define any further access scopes.
     • URL Settings
       • Authorization URL: https://mailcow.company/oauth/authorize
       • Access token URL: https://mailcow.company/oauth/token
       • Profile URL: https://mailcow.company/oauth/profile
3. Click Finish to save your settings.

:::info For instructions on how to display the new source on the authentik login page, refer to the Add sources to default login page documentation. :::

:::info Embed new source in flow :ak-enterprise For instructions on embedding the new source within a flow, such as an authorization flow, refer to the Source Stage documentation. :::

Source property mappings

Source property mappings allow you to modify or gather extra information from sources. See the overview for more information.