io.vertx.ext.auth.oauth2

Enum OAuth2FlowType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<OAuth2FlowType>

io.vertx.ext.auth.oauth2.OAuth2FlowType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<OAuth2FlowType>

public enum OAuth2FlowType
extends Enum<OAuth2FlowType>

OAuth2 Flows

Author:

Paulo Lopes

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
AAD_OBO Extension OAuth2 flows to perform JSON Web Token Bearer Token authentication "On-Behalf-Of an existing user.
AUTH_CODE The authorization code is obtained by using an authorization server as an intermediary between the client and resource owner.
AUTH_JWT RFC7523: JSON Web Token Bearer Token as a means for requesting an OAuth 2.0 access token as well as for client authentication.
CLIENT The client credentials (or other forms of client authentication) can be used as an authorization grant when the authorization scope is limited to the protected resources under the control of the client, or to protected resources previously arranged with the authorization server.
IMPLICIT The implicit grant is a simplified authorization code flow optimized for clients implemented in a browser using a scripting language such as JavaScript.
PASSWORD The resource owner password credentials (i.e., username and password) can be used directly as an authorization grant to obtain an access token.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static OAuth2FlowType	getFlow(String grantType)
String	getGrantType()
static OAuth2FlowType	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static OAuth2FlowType[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

AUTH_CODE

public static final OAuth2FlowType AUTH_CODE

The authorization code is obtained by using an authorization server as an intermediary between the client and resource owner. Instead of requesting authorization directly from the resource owner, the client directs the resource owner to an authorization server (via its user-agent as defined in [RFC2616]), which in turn directs the resource owner back to the client with the authorization code.

Before directing the resource owner back to the client with the authorization code, the authorization server authenticates the resource owner and obtains authorization. Because the resource owner only authenticates with the authorization server, the resource owner's credentials are never shared with the client.

The authorization code provides a few important security benefits, such as the ability to authenticate the client, as well as the transmission of the access token directly to the client without passing it through the resource owner's user-agent and potentially exposing it to others, including the resource owner.

IMPLICIT

public static final OAuth2FlowType IMPLICIT

The implicit grant is a simplified authorization code flow optimized for clients implemented in a browser using a scripting language such as JavaScript. In the implicit flow, instead of issuing the client an authorization code, the client is issued an access token directly (as the result of the resource owner authorization). The grant type is implicit, as no intermediate credentials (such as an authorization code) are issued (and later used to obtain an access token).

When issuing an access token during the implicit grant flow, the authorization server does not authenticate the client. In some cases, the client identity can be verified via the redirection URI used to deliver the access token to the client. The access token may be exposed to the resource owner or other applications with access to the resource owner's user-agent.

Implicit grants improve the responsiveness and efficiency of some clients (such as a client implemented as an in-browser application), since it reduces the number of round trips required to obtain an access token. However, this convenience should be weighed against the security implications of using implicit grants, especially when the authorization code grant type is available.

PASSWORD

public static final OAuth2FlowType PASSWORD

The resource owner password credentials (i.e., username and password) can be used directly as an authorization grant to obtain an access token. The credentials should only be used when there is a high degree of trust between the resource owner and the client (e.g., the client is part of the device operating system or a highly privileged application), and when other authorization grant types are not available (such as an authorization code).

Even though this grant type requires direct client access to the resource owner credentials, the resource owner credentials are used for a single request and are exchanged for an access token. This grant type can eliminate the need for the client to store the resource owner credentials for future use, by exchanging the credentials with a long-lived access token or refresh token.

CLIENT

public static final OAuth2FlowType CLIENT

The client credentials (or other forms of client authentication) can be used as an authorization grant when the authorization scope is limited to the protected resources under the control of the client, or to protected resources previously arranged with the authorization server. Client credentials are used as an authorization grant typically when the client is acting on its own behalf (the client is also the resource owner) or is requesting access to protected resources based on an authorization previously arranged with the authorization server.

AUTH_JWT

public static final OAuth2FlowType AUTH_JWT

RFC7523: JSON Web Token Bearer Token as a means for requesting an OAuth 2.0 access token as well as for client authentication.

AAD_OBO

public static final OAuth2FlowType AAD_OBO

Extension OAuth2 flows to perform JSON Web Token Bearer Token authentication "On-Behalf-Of an existing user.

Method Detail

values

public static OAuth2FlowType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (OAuth2FlowType c : OAuth2FlowType.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static OAuth2FlowType valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

getGrantType

public String getGrantType()

getFlow

public static OAuth2FlowType getFlow(String grantType)