[mitreid-connect] mitreid-connect newbie questions

[Justin Richer]

Hi Michael, responses inline.

> On Aug 23, 2016, at 9:23 AM, Michael Furman <michael_furman at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I have started to use the mitreid-connect project and I am very impressed from the project.
>  
> But I have couple newbie questions.
>  
> 1) I was able to launch the server according to the following instructions:
> https://github.com/mitreid-connect/OpenID-Connect-Java-Spring-Server/wiki/Build-instructions <https://github.com/mitreid-connect/OpenID-Connect-Java-Spring-Server/wiki/Build-instructions>
> 
> I can access to the server screen and to see all information.
> The question how I enable the Client?
> 
> I was confused from the instructions below: 
> https://github.com/mitreid-connect/OpenID-Connect-Java-Spring-Server/wiki/Client-configuration <https://github.com/mitreid-connect/OpenID-Connect-Java-Spring-Server/wiki/Client-configuration>
> The result of the openid-connect-client package is the jar file.
> 
> What should I do to enable the OpenID Connect authorization flow (or OpenID Connect implicit flow)?
> Should I include the openid-connect-client jar file in some war application and to configure OIDCAuthenticationFilter?
> 

The .jar file you found is a *library* meant to enable OIDC client functionality in a Spring web application. You need to include it and configure it in that application to make it work.

> Do you have an example of WAR with already configured OIDCAuthenticationFilter?
There’s an example client application here:

https://github.com/mitreid-connect/simple-web-app
> 
> 
> 2) What is located in uma-server-webapp?
> 
> I read the description that it is “Deployable package of the User Managed Access (UMA) server extension to MITREid Connect”.
> 
> 
> 
> Do you have any additional information?
This is the User Managed Access (UMA) 1.0 server implementation. The UMA protocol can be found here:

http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/uma/Home
>  
> Thank you in advance for your help.
>  
> Best regards,
>    Michael
> 
> 

Hope this helps,

 — Justin

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