keycloak-scim/topics/clients/client-oidc.adoc

=== OIDC Clients

<<fake/../../sso-protocols/oidc.adoc#_oidc,OpenID Connect>> is the preferred protocol to secure applications.  It was designed from the ground up to be web friendly
and work best with HTML5/JavaScript applications.

To create an OIDC client go to the `Clients` left menu item.  On this page you'll see a `Create` button on the right.

.Clients
image:../../{{book.images}}/clients.png[]

This will bring you to the `Add Client` page.


.Add Client
image:../../{{book.images}}/add-client-oidc.png[]

Enter in the `Client ID` of the client.  This should be a simple
alpha-numeric string that will be used in requests and in the {{book.project.name}} database to identity the client.
Next select `openid-connect` in the `Client Protocol` drop down box.
Ignore the `Client Template` listbox for now,
we'll go over that later in this chapter.
Finally enter in the base URL of your
application in the `Root URL` field and click `Save`.  This will create the client and bring you to the client `Settings`
tab.

.Client Settings
image:../../{{book.images}}/client-settings-oidc.png[]

Let's walk through each configuration item on this page.

*Client ID*

This specifies an alpha-numeric string that will be used as the client identifier for OIDC requests.

*Name*

This is the display name for the client whenever it is displayed in a {{book.project.name}} UI screen.  You can localize
the value of this field by setting up a replacement string value i.e. $\{myapp}.  See the link:{{book.developerguide.link}}[{{book.developerguide.name}}]
for more information.

*Description*

This specifies the description of the client.  This can also be localized.

*Enabled*

If this is turned off, the client will not be allowed to request authentication.

*Consent Required*

If this is on, then users will get a consent page which asks the user if they grant access to that application.  It will also
display the metadata that the client is interested in so that the user knows exactly what information the client is getting access to.
If you've ever done a social login to Google, you'll often see a similar page.  {{book.project.name}} provides the same functionality.

[[_access-type]]
*Access Type*

This defines the type of the OIDC client.

_confidential_::
  Confidential access type is for clients that need to perform a browser login and require a client secret when they turn an access code into an access token,
  (see http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749#section-4.1.3[Access Token Request] in the OAuth 2.0 spec for more details).  The advantage of this is that it is a little extra security.
  Since {{book.project.name}} requires you to register valid redirect-uris, we're not exactly sure what this little extra security is though.
  :) The disadvantages of this access type is that confidential access type is pointless for pure JavaScript clients as anybody could easily figure out your client's secret!

_public_::
  Public access type is for clients that need to perform a browser login and that you feel that the added extra security of confidential access type is not needed.
  Pure javascript clients are by nature public.

_bearer-only_::
  Bearer-only access type means that the application only allows bearer token requests.
  If this is turned on, this application cannot participate in browser logins.

_direct access only_::
       This switch is for clients that only use the  <<fake/../../sso-protocols/oidc.adoc#_oidc-auth-flows,Direct Access Grant>> protocol to obtain access tokens.

*Root URL*

If {{book.project.name}} uses any configured relative URLs, this value is prepended to them.

*Valid Redirect URIs*

This is a required field.  Enter in a URL pattern and click the + sign to add.  Click the - sign next to URLs you want to remove.
Remember that you still have to click the `Save` button!
Wildcards (\*) are only allowed at the end of a URI, i.e. http://host.com/*

You should take extra precautions when registering valid redirect URI patterns. If you make
them too general you are vulnerable to attacks.  See <<fake/../../threat/redirect.adoc#_unspecific-redirect-uris, Threat Model Mitigation>> chapter
for more information.

*Base URL*

If {{book.project.name}} needs to link to the client, this URL is used.

*Standard Flow Enabled*

If this is on, clients are allowed to use the OIDC <<fake/../../sso-protocols/oidc.adoc#_oidc-auth-flows,Authorization Code Flow>>.

*Implicit Flow Enabled*

If this is on, clients are allowed to use the OIDC <<fake/../../sso-protocols/oidc.adoc#_oidc-auth-flows,Implicit Flow>>.

*Direct Grants Enabled*

If this is on, clients are allowed to use the OIDC <<fake/../../sso-protocols/oidc.adoc#_oidc-auth-flows,Direct Grants>>.

*Admin URL*

For {{book.project.name}} specific client adapters, this is the callback endpoint for the client.  The {{book.project.name}}
server will use this URI to make callbacks like pushing revocation policies, performing backchannel logout, and other
administrative operations.  For {{book.project.name}} servlet adapters, this can be the root URL of the servlet application.
See link:{{book.adapterguide.link}}[{{book.adapterguide.name}}] for more information.

*Web Origins*

This option centers around link:http://www.w3.org/TR/cors/[CORS] which stands for Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.
If browser JavaScript tries to make an AJAX HTTP request to a server whose domain is different from the one the
JavaScript code came from, then the request must use CORS.
The server must handle CORS requests in a special way, otherwise the browser will not display or allow the request to be processed.
This protocol exists to protect against XSS, CSRF and other JavaScript-based attacks.

{{book.project.name}} has support for validated CORS requests.  The way it works is that the domains listed in the
`Web Origins` setting for the client are embedded within the access token sent to the client application.  The client
application can then use this information to decide whether or not to allow a CORS request to be invoked on it.  This is
an extension to the OIDC protocol so only {{book.project.name}} client adapters support this feature.
See link:{{book.adapterguide.link}}[{{book.adapterguide.name}}] for more information.

To fill in the `Web Origins` data, enter in a base URL and click the + sign to add.  Click the - sign next to URLs you want to remove.
Remember that you still have to click the `Save` button!