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authorVincent Fazio <vfazio@xes-inc.com>2019-07-12 13:25:58 -0500
committerVincent Fazio <vfazio@xes-inc.com>2019-07-15 09:01:56 -0500
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Update OpenID Connect documentation
List the supported values for client_auth_method Signed-off-by: Vincent Fazio <vfazio@xes-inc.com>
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@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ The OpenID Connect will provide you with a client details and secret for you to
- `<your_oidc_url>` (optional) is the URL that points to the OpenID Connect provider. For example, `https://example.com/auth/realms/your-realm`.
If this value is not provided, the URL is constructed from the `client_options` in the following format: `<client_options.scheme>://<client_options.host>:<client_options.port>`.
- If `discovery` is set to `true`, the OpenID Connect provider will try to auto discover the client options using `<your_oidc_url>/.well-known/openid-configuration`. Defaults to `false`.
+ - `client_auth_method` (optional) specifies the method used for authenticating the client with the OpenID Connect provider.
+ - Supported values are:
+ - `basic` - HTTP Basic Authentication
+ - `jwt_bearer` - JWT based authentication (private key and client secret signing)
+ - `mtls` - Mutual TLS or X.509 certificate validation
+ - Any other value will POST the client id and secret in the request body
+ - If not specified, defaults to `basic`.
- `<uid_field>` (optional) is the field name from the `user_info` details that will be used as `uid` value. For example, `preferred_username`.
If this value is not provided or the field with the configured value is missing from the `user_info` details, the `uid` will use the `sub` field.
- `client_options` are the OpenID Connect client-specific options. Specifically: