Security Connectors
Security Connectors are a collection of Jakarta EE Security adapters that implements industry-standard security protocols, specifications and integrates with third-party security artifacts & components.
In version 5.2020.4, the available connectors on maven central are:
OpenId Connect Client:
Implements OpenId Connect standard protocol by implementing Jakarta EE Security
HTTP Authentication Mechanism
and Identity Store
for authentication & authorization using @OpenIdAuthenticationDefinition annotation
and also provides access to the user’s profile info, Identity token, Access token,
& Refresh token using CDI based injection.
Maven Coordinates: fish.payara.security.connectors:security-connector-oidc-client
OAuth 2.0 Client:
Implements OAuth 2.0 standard protocol by implementing Jakarta EE Security
HTTP Authentication Mechanism
and Identity Store
for authorization using @OAuth2AuthenticationDefinition annotation and provides
access to the Identity token and Access token using CDI based injection.
Maven Coordinates: fish.payara.security.connectors:security-connector-oauth2-client
| Payara Platform Enterprise also provides the built-in Yubikey Authentication Mechanism. This allows authentication through a hardware device. This type of authentication removes some need of using credentials and requires authenticating using a physical token in a very secure way. |