Summary

In this chapter, you experienced first hand how to obtain access tokens using the OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code grant type. You learned how an admin can grant access to internal applications on behalf of a user, and how users themselves can grant access to third-party applications. You learned about various different techniques on how you can limit the access provided by a specific access token. Finally, you learned how a service can directly read and understand the contents of an access token issued by Keycloak, as it is using JWT-based tokens. You also learned how the token introspection endpoint can be leveraged to validate and discover information about an access token in a more standard and portable way.

You should now have a basic understanding of OAuth 2.0 and how it can be used to secure your own applications. We will build on this knowledge later in the book to get you ready to start securing all your applications with Keycloak.

In the next chapter, you will learn...