OpenID Connect

OpenID Connect is an authentication protocol that is a simple identity layer on top of the OAuth 2.0 protocol. It allows clients to verify the identity of the end-user based on the authentication performed by an authorization server, as well as to obtain basic profile information about the end-user in an interoperable and REST-like manner.

OpenID Connect allows clients of all types, including web-based, mobile, and JavaScript clients, to request and receive information about authenticated sessions and end-users. The specification suite is extensible, allowing participants to use optional features such as encryption of identity data, discovery of OpenID Providers, and session management, when it makes sense for them.

WSO2 Identity Server focuses on the following specifications.

• OpenID Connect Core 1.0
• Basic Client Implementation
• Implicit Client Implementation

The following topics further explains OpenID Connect. 

• OpenID Connect Discovery
• OpenID Connect Authentication
  • OpenID Connect Basic Client Profile
  • OpenID Connect Implicit Client Profile
  • OpenID Connect Hybrid Flow
• OpenID Connect Dynamic Client Registration
• Request Object Support
• Configuring OpenID Connect Authorization Server
• IDToken Signature Verification
• JSON Web Key Set Endpoint
• OpenID Connect Logout URL Redirection