Configuring JSON Web Token in Liberty

You can configure a Liberty server to use JSON Web Token (JWT) tokens for authentication.

Building and consuming JSON Web Token (JWT) tokens in Liberty
You can configure a Liberty server to build and consume JSON Web Token (JWT) tokens, which you can use to propagate user identity or tokens. To build or consume JWTs, configure the JWT builder or consumer in the server configuration, and then implement one of the provided APIs to programmatically build or consume the tokens.
Configuring the MicroProfile JSON Web Token
You can configure a Liberty server to accept a MicroProfile JSON Web Token as an authentication token.
Configuring a JSON Web Token as a Single-Sign-On cookie
With the jwtSso-1.0 feature, you can configure a Liberty server to use a JSON Web Token (JWT) as a Single-Sign-On (SSO) cookie. You can optionally customize the behavior of the feature and change how the JWT is built.

Parent topic: Authenticating users in Liberty

Related tasks

Configuring JSON Web Token authentication for OpenID Connect