!!! Overview [{$pagename}] ([RP]) is an [Actor] and a [Relying Party] within [OAuth 2.0] and [OpenID Connect] and is typically the [application] making requests to the [Resource Server] after being [delegated|Delegation] by the [Resource Owner]. An [application] requesting [Access Token](s) from the [Authorization Server] to be granted access to a [Resource Server] which hosts [Protected Resources] on behalf of the [Resource Owner]. [{$pagename}] that supports [OpenID Connect] is also called a [Relying Party]. This name is used because the fact that it relies on the [OpenID Connect Provider] to provide [Authentication] of the [End-User|Natural Person]. [OAuth 2.0] specification defines [OAuth 2.0 Client Types]: * [Confidential|OAuth 2.0 Client Types#OAuthConfidentialClient] * [OAuth Public Client] !! [OAuth 2.0 Profiles] The OAuth 2.0 specification also mentions a set of [OAuth 2.0 Profiles]. These profiles are concrete [OAuth 2.0 Client Types] of applications, that of any [OAuth 2.0 Client Types] !! [Creating an OAuth 2.0 Client Application] [Creating an OAuth 2.0 Client Application] can be complex so we tried to document at least the basics. !! [{$pagename}] [User-Managed Access] [{$pagename}] may have a [Client Operator] that is the [User-Managed Access] ([UMA]) [Legal Person] that operates the [{$pagename}]. !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#1] - [OAuth 2.0 Client Types|http://tutorials.jenkov.com/oauth2/client-types.html|target='_blank'] - based on data observed:2015-05-18