[[_oidc_clients]]
= Managing OpenID Connect clients
[role="_abstract"]
xref:con-oidc_{context}[OpenID Connect] is the recommended protocol to secure applications.  It was designed from the ground up to be web friendly and it works best with HTML5/JavaScript applications.

ifeval::[{project_community}==true]
include::oidc/proc-creating-oidc-client.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::oidc/con-basic-settings.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::oidc/con-advanced-settings.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
endif::[]

ifeval::[{project_product}==true]
include::oidc/proc-creating-oidc-client-prod.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::oidc/con-basic-settings-prod.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::oidc/con-advanced-settings-prod.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
endif::[]

include::oidc/con-confidential-client-credentials.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::oidc/con-secret-rotation.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::oidc/proc-secret-rotation.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::oidc/proc-using-a-service-account.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::oidc/con-audience.adoc[leveloffset=+1]