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Does PingFederate support OAuth?

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Does PingFederate support OAuth?

While the interactions are simple, PingFederate is compatible with many 3rd party OAuth client libraries that may simplify development effort. The OAuth 2.0 protocol uses a number of actors to achieve the main tasks of getting an access token and using an access token.

How do I make my own OAuth server?

Developing an OAuth 2.0 authorization server

  1. Install the library. The recommended way of installing the library is via Composer.
  2. Set up the database. To setup the database just import sql/mysql.sql.
  3. Create your first client.
  4. Create the storage models.
  5. The authorization code grant.
  6. Create an oauth controller.

What is an OAuth 2.0 server?

OAuth 2.0 is an authorization protocol and NOT an authentication protocol. As such, it is designed primarily as a means of granting access to a set of resources, for example, remote APIs or user’s data. OAuth 2.0 uses Access Tokens.

How OAuth 2.0 is designed to protect cloud?

OAuth 2.0 protocol is explicitly designed to support a variety of different client types, which access REST APIs. This includes both applications running on web servers within the enterprise calling out to the cloud as well as applications running on employee or customer mobile devices.

How does OAuth server work?

OAuth doesn’t share password data but instead uses authorization tokens to prove an identity between consumers and service providers. OAuth is an authentication protocol that allows you to approve one application interacting with another on your behalf without giving away your password.

What is OAuth in API?

OAuth is a delegated authorization framework for REST/APIs. It enables apps to obtain limited access (scopes) to a user’s data without giving away a user’s password. It decouples authentication from authorization and supports multiple use cases addressing different device capabilities.

How do I create an authorization server?

Authorization Code

  1. The client prepares a link to the authorization server and opens the link for user in an user agent (browser).
  2. User enters their credentials on the new page.
  3. Credentials are sent to authorization server via the user agent (browser).

How do I create an authentication server?

To define an authentication server:

  1. In the admin console, choose Authentication > Auth. Servers.
  2. Select Local Authentication from the New list and then click New Server. The New Local Authentication page appears.

How do I add OAuth to my API?

Creating an OAuth 2.0 provider API

  1. In a command window, change to the project folder that you created in the tutorial Tutorial: Creating an invoke REST API definition.
  2. In the API Designer, click the APIs tab.
  3. Click Add > OAuth 2.0 Provider API.
  4. Complete the fields according to the following table:
  5. Click Create API.

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