RFC 8414 - OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server Metadata
Published: June 2018
Status: Standards Track
Authors: M. Jones (Microsoft), N. Sakimura (NRI), J. Bradley (Yubico)
Abstract
This specification defines a metadata format that OAuth 2.0 clients can use to obtain the information needed to interact with an OAuth 2.0 authorization server, including its endpoint locations and authorization server capabilities.
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Requirements Notation and Conventions
- 1.2 Terminology
- 2. Authorization Server Metadata
- 2.1 Signed Authorization Server Metadata
- 3. Obtaining Authorization Server Metadata
- 3.1 Authorization Server Metadata Request
- 3.2 Authorization Server Metadata Response
- 3.3 Authorization Server Metadata Validation
- 4. String Operations
- 5. Compatibility Notes
- 6. Security Considerations
- 6.1 TLS Requirements
- 6.2 Impersonation Attacks
- 6.3 Publishing Metadata in a Standard Format
- 6.4 Protected Resources
- 7. IANA Considerations
- 7.1 OAuth Authorization Server Metadata Registry
- 7.2 Updated Registration Instructions
- 7.3 Well-Known URI Registry
- 8. References
- 8.1 Normative References
- 8.2 Informative References
Appendices
Related Resources
- Official Text: RFC 8414
- Official Page: RFC 8414 DataTracker
- Errata: RFC Editor Errata