Simon Collins

When creating an APEX application you do so by placing and configuring in-built components onto a page through the builder. There are many types of components in APEX (such as regions, page items, dynamic actions, buttons and processes) which are combined together to create an application. For each type of

In past posts we have discussed the advantages of using identity management providers (IdPs) to manage the authentication and authorisation of users that are accessing a specific APEX application. Initially, we showed how to set up single sign-on with Google. Oracle APEX - Social LoginI looked into Social Sign-in as

In our last blog about Social Sign in, we detailed how APEX can be configured to use a 3rd party federated identify provider, such as Google, to handle the authentication process. Using an Identity Provider (IdP) for authentication may be useful for several reasons; delegating security to a trusted supplier,

Integrating social login within Oracle APEX offers remarkable convenience. I've had the privilege of configuring various Identity Providers (IdP), such as Azure AD, Google, Oracle IDCS, PING, and more. Generally, the setup process is quite smooth, and authentication functions seamlessly. However, the real challenge arises when things don&

As you might already know, Oracle APEX is a low-code development platform that can be used to build web-based applications. What you might not know is that APEX is a no-cost feature of the Oracle Database. Of course, if you want to use APEX to build and deploy applications there

I looked into Social Sign-in as an option for Oracle APEX a few years ago. This was pre APEX 18.1 and, at this time, it was not simple to configure (in fact it would have taken a considerable amount of code to implement) Fortunately, since 18.1 APEX offers