Authorization endpoint
An authorization endpoint is an identity provider endpoint where a client initiates user authorization and authentication to obtain an authorization result.
Secure APIs
An authorization endpoint is an identity or authorization service endpoint where a client initiates a user authorization and authentication flow.
- How it is used
- Initiates an OIDC user login, consent, and authorization-code flow before the client obtains an access token.
- How deep it goes
- Explains discovery, request parameters, redirects, and code exchange, but stops short of detailed endpoint implementation internals.
- Examples
- Uses an Auth0 authorization URL, a FastAPI GET /login route, and a returned code exchanged through GET /token.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via an OIDC provider by redirecting users to the discovered endpoint and exchanging the returned code for an access token.
Software Security for Developers
An authorization endpoint is an identity provider endpoint where a client initiates user authorization and authentication.
- How it is used
- Initiates the OIDC authorization-code flow by sending the user from a client to the identity provider.
- How deep it goes
- Explains discovery, request parameters, user redirection, and returned codes, while deferring code exchange to the token endpoint.
- Examples
- Uses a localhost authorization URL, an OIDC configuration response, and a redirect carrying an authorization code.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via OIDC discovery to construct an authorization request and receive a code for subsequent token acquisition.
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Spring Security in Action, Second Edition
An authorization endpoint is an OAuth endpoint where a client initiates an authorization request and a resource owner's authorization is obtained.
- How it is used
- Starts the OAuth authorization code flow by receiving a client's request and obtaining the resource owner's authorization.
- How deep it goes
- Explains default discovery, request parameters, login, redirect, and code issuance, but stops before implementing a custom endpoint.
- Examples
- Uses OpenID configuration discovery, a browser authorization URL, a login page, a redirect, and a token request.
- What you can do after
- Operate the authorization code flow by discovering the endpoint, submitting a request, and exchanging its returned code for a token.
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Related concepts
- authorization codeproduces · An authorization code is a short-lived credential issued by an authorization server for a client to exchange for an access token.
- openid configuration endpointproduced by · An OpenID configuration endpoint is a standardized endpoint that publishes an OpenID Connect provider's metadata, supported endpoints, and protocol configuration.
- OIDC discoveryproduced by · OIDC discovery is a standard data structure and endpoint convention for publishing an OpenID Provider’s configuration and capabilities.
- endpointkind of · An endpoint is a network-accessible address or interface through which a service exposes a resource or operation and handles requests and responses.
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