Configuring the OIDC parameters for a native OAuth provider
Open ID Connect (OIDC) provides an additional authentication protocol based on OAuth 2.0. OIDC provides user information encoded in a JSON Web Token, or JWT.
About this task
When you enable OpenID connect, a template is provided for generating ID tokens along with access tokens and the required assembly policies are automatically created. You can customize the policies to suit your needs in the API Editor. The sample key provided is for test purposes only and is used to sign the JWT token.
One of the following roles is required to configure an OIDC template for a native OAuth Provider:
- Administrator
- Owner
- Topology Administrator
- Custom role with the Settings:Manage permissions
You can select the OIDC settings page for a native OAuth provider immediately on completion of the creation operation detailed in Configuring a native OAuth provider, or you can update the OIDC settings for an existing native OAuth provider. If you want to update the OIDC settings for an existing native OAuth provider, complete the following steps before following the procedure described in this topic:
Procedure
Perform the following steps to configure an OIDC template: