Enabling Authorization Services

You can enable authorization services in an existing client application configured to use the OpenID Connect Protocol. You can also create a new client.

To create a new client, complete the following steps:

  1. Click Clients to start creating a new client application and fill in the Client ID, Client Protocol, and Root URL fields.

    Create Client Application

    Create Client Application

  2. Click Save. The Client Details page is displayed.

    Client Details

    Client Details

  3. On the Client Details page, click the Authorization Enabled switch to ON, and then click Save. A new Authorization tab is displayed for the client.

  4. Click the Authorization tab and an Authorization Settings page similar to the following is displayed:

    Authorization Settings

    Authorization Settings

When you enable authorization services for a client application, Keycloak automatically creates several default settings for your client authorization configuration.

For more information about authorization configuration, see Enabling Authorization Services.