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D2L LTI 1.3 Integration Set Up

Setting up the LTI 1.3 Akindi Integration in D2L

Written by Christa Plumley

1. Create OAuth 2.0 Valence App

a) Log into D2L Admin Account > Select Gear Icon > 'Manage Extensibility' > OAuth 2.0 tab > Register an App.

  • Grant Type: Authorization

  • Application Name: Akindi

  • Redirect URI: https://lti.akindi.com/lti13/d2l/val-auth-redirect

  • Scopes (copy & paste exactly): enrollment:orgunit:read sections:section:read grades:gradeobjects:read grades:gradeobjects:write grades:gradevalues:write

  • Access Token Lifetime: 3600

  • Uncheck: Prompt for user consent:

  • Check: Enable refresh tokens:

  • Check: I accept the API Developer Agreement:

Click 'Register'

b) Copy the following information to be shared with Akindi:

  • Client ID

  • Client Secret

2. Register the LTI 1.3 Tool

b) Log into D2L Admin Account > Select Gear Icon > 'Manage Extensibility' > LTI Advantage tab > Register Tool.

How would you like to register your tool? Select 'Standard'.

Enable: Turn on toggle

  • Extensions:

    • Check: Assignment and Grade Services

    • Check: Names and Role Processing Services

    • Check: Auto migrate links

    • Uncheck: Asset Processor

  • Roles:

    • Check: Send Institutional Role

Click "Register".

b) Copy the following information from D2L to be shared with Akindi:

  • Client ID

  • Keyset URL

  • Oauth 2 Access Token

  • OpenID Authentication endpoint

  • OAuth 2 Audience

  • Issuer

Click 'Done'

3. Deploying the tool

a) From the 'Manage Extensibility' modal > go to 'View Deployments' > Select the 'New Deployment' button.

  • Enabled: Toggle on

  • Auto Migrate Links: Toggle off

  • Tool: Select the previously configured tool

  • Name: Akindi [stg/prod]

  • Extensions: Leave as is

Security Settings:

  • Check: User Information (this will automatically check all)

  • Check: Classlist including users not known to this deployment

Configuration Settings

  • Check: Open as External Resource

  • Check: Grades created by LTI will be included in Final Grade

  • Unchecked: Auto create grade items

Under 'Make tool available to', click 'Add Org Units'.

Select all desired Org Units.

Click 'Create Deployment'.

Copy the Deployment ID in the pop-up menu to be shared with Akindi.

Click 'View Links'

Click 'Done'

4. Linking the Tool

a) From 'Manage Extensibility' > 'LTI Advantage' > Selected created 'Akindi' link > Scroll to bottom 'View deployments' > scroll to bottom 'View links'

Click 'New Link'

Click the 'Save and Close'

5. Provide Akindi with the following:

From OAuth 2.0 Valence App setup in step 1:

  • Client ID

  • Client secret

From LTI 1.3 Tool setup in step 2:

  • Client ID

  • Keyset URL

  • Oath 2 Access Token

  • OpenID Authentication endpoint

  • OAuth 2 Audience

  • Issuer

From Deployment setup in step 3:

  • Deployment ID

💡 Want to add Akindi to the Course Nav Bar?

Follow these steps to enable Akindi as a link in the course nav bar.

Next Steps

  • Once your Akindi account manager receives the deployment ID, they will complete the integration setup.

  • You can then test the integration to ensure it if functioning as expected.

  • The integration can be deployed to all instructors.

💡 Switching to LTI 1.3 from LTI 1.1?

After the LTI 1.3 integration is setup and fully functioning, the LTI 1.1 integration can be disabled and deleted and the LTI 1.3 integration can be deployed to all instructors.

We recommend completing this transition between semesters to prevent any instructor disruptions.

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