Configuring OAuth and OpenID Connect

This section explains how to configure OAuth and OpenID Connect with nevisAdmin 4. OAuth 2.0 is a protocol that client applications can use to get access to protected resources on behalf of an authenticated user. OpenID Connect builds on top of OAuth 2.0 . It adds ID tokens that provide user information.

As of version 4.7 of nevisAdmin 4, there are no standard patterns that you can use to set up OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect flows. But it is possible to set up an OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server with Generic patterns.

To be able to use OAuth 2.0 or OpenID Connect, however, you first have to set up a nevisMeta instance. You need the nevisMeta instance to configure clients and resources. Experimental support for nevisMeta is available as of release 4.7 of nevisAdmin 4.

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