Overview#

Userinfo_endpoint in OpenID Connect is an Endpoint that provides a standardized REST API for Identity Attributes.

Communication with the Userinfo_endpoint MUST utilize TLS. Section 16.17 for more information on using TLS.

The Userinfo_endpoint MUST support the use of the HTTP GET and HTTP POST methods defined in RFC 2616.

The Userinfo_endpoint MUST accept Access Tokens as OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token Usage RFC 6750.

The Userinfo_endpoint SHOULD support the use of Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) and or other methods as appropriate to enable Java Script Clients to access the endpoint.

Userinfo_endpoint #

• UserInfo Request - HTTP GET or HTTP POST using an Access Token obtained through OpenID Connect Authentication Request.
• UserInfo Response - A JSON Object

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• API-Gateway
• Acr
• Apple ID
• Authentication Context Class Reference
• Authorization Code Flow
• Authorization Server Request End-User Consent-Authorization
• Default Profile Claims
• Identity Token
• Offline_access
• OpenAM Endpoints
• OpenID Connect
• OpenID Connect Authentication Response
• OpenID Connect Claims
• OpenID Connect Endpoints
• OpenID Connect Profile for SCIM Services
• OpenID Connect Scopes
• OpenID Connect Standard Claims
• OpenID Connect Use Cases
• Openid-configuration
• OxAuth
• Profile
• Self-Issued OpenID Provider
• Smart-On-FHIR profile
• UserInfo Request
• UserInfo Response
• Userinfo_encryption_alg_values_supported
• Userinfo_encryption_enc_values_supported
• Userinfo_signing_alg_values_supported
• Web Blog_blogentry_300717_1

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• [#1] - UserInfo Endpoint - based on data observed:2015-06-11