Use OpenID Connect

OpenID Connect in the Liberty profile server is implemented as an OAuth 2.0 extension. In addition to providing OpenID Connect functions, the OpenID Connect provider supports all OAuth 2.0 functions.

Subtopics

• OpenID Connect endpoint URLs
  Learn about OpenID Connect endpoint URLs available for communicating with the OpenID Connect provider.

• Configure an OpenID Connect Provider
  We can configure a Liberty profile server to function as an OpenID Connect Provider, or authorization server, to take advantage of web single sign-on.

• Configure an OpenID Connect Client
  We can configure a Liberty profile server to function as an OpenID Connect Client, or Relying Party, to take advantage of web single sign-on and to use an OpenID Connect Provider as an identity provider.

Parent topic: Authenticate users