Overview (Nimbus OAuth 2.0 SDK with OpenID Connect 1.0 extensions v5.18)

Packages
Package	Description
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk	Classes for representing, serialising and parsing OAuth 2.0 client requests and authorisation server responses.
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.assertions	Common SAML 2.0 and JWT bearer assertion classes.
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.assertions.jwt	JWT bearer assertions.
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.assertions.saml2	SAML 2.0 bearer assertions.
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.auth	Implementations of OAuth 2.0 client authentication methods at the Token endpoint.
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.auth.verifier	Client authentication verifier framework.
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.client	OAuth 2.0 dynamic client registration.
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.http	HTTP message and utility classes.
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.id	Common OAuth 2.0 identifier and identity classes.
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.jose	JavaScript Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) utilities.
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.jose.jwk	JSON Web Key (JWK) utilities.
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.pkce	Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE) classes.
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.token	OAuth 2.0 access and refresh token implementations.
com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.util	Common utility classes.
com.nimbusds.openid.connect.sdk	Classes for representing, serialising and parsing OpenID Connect client requests and server responses.
com.nimbusds.openid.connect.sdk.claims	Claims and claim sets used in OpenID Connect.
com.nimbusds.openid.connect.sdk.id	Common OpenID Connect identifier and identity classes.
com.nimbusds.openid.connect.sdk.op	OpenID Connect Provider (OP) classes.
com.nimbusds.openid.connect.sdk.rp	OpenID Connect Relying Party (RP) classes.
com.nimbusds.openid.connect.sdk.token	OpenID Connect token extensions.
com.nimbusds.openid.connect.sdk.validators	Client-side OpenID Connect ID token, access token and authorisation code validators.

OAuth 2.0 client / server SDK for Java with OpenID Connect 1.0 extensions

About OAuth 2.0

OAuth 2.0 is an authorisation framework which enables a third-party application to obtain limited access to an HTTP service, either on behalf of a resource owner (the user), or by allowing the third-party application to obtain access on its own behalf.

OAuth 2.0 is specified in RFC 6749 and its companion specifications.

About OpenID Connect 1.0

OpenID Connect 1.0 is a simple identity layer on top of the OAuth 2.0 protocol. It allows clients to verify the identity of the user based on the authentication performed by an authorisation server, as well as to obtain basic profile information about the user in an interoperable and REST-like manner.

OpenID Connect allows clients of all types, including Web-based, mobile, and JavaScript clients, to request and receive information about authenticated sessions and end-users. The specification suite is extensible, allowing optional encryption of identity data, discovery of OpenID Providers, and session management.

Go to the OpenID Connect specifications page for more details.

About this SDK

This open source Java library is your starting point for developing OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect based applications:

Supported OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect endpoints:

Discovery endpoint.
Dynamic client registration endpoint.
Authentication (OAuth 2.0 authorisation) endpoint.
Token endpoint.
Token introspection endpoint.
Token revocation endpoint.
UserInfo endpoint.

Supported tokens:

Bearer and typeless access tokens
Refresh tokens
ID tokens

Features:

Support for plain, signed and encrypted OpenID request objects and JSON Web Tokens (JWT) via the Nimbus JOSE+JWT library.
Extensible ID token and UserInfo claim sets to allow passing and processing of additional custom claims.
Full i18n Language Tags (RFC 5646) support via the Nimbus-LangTag library.
Java Servlet integration.

This SDK version implements the following standards and drafts:

The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework (RFC 6749)
The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework: Bearer Token Usage (RFC 6750)
OAuth 2.0 Token Introspection (RFC 7662)
OAuth 2.0 Token Revocation (RFC 7009)
OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server Metadata (draft-ietf-oauth-amr-values-01)
OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration Protocol (RFC 7591)
OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration Management Protocol (RFC 7592)
Assertion Framework for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication and Authorization Grants (RFC 7521)
JSON Web Token (JWT) Profile for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication and Authorization Grants (RFC 7523)
SAML 2.0 Profile for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication and Authorization Grants (RFC 7522)
Proof Key for Code Exchange by OAuth Public Clients (RFC 7636)
Authentication Method Reference Values (draft-jones-oauth-amr-values-02)
OpenID Connect Core 1.0 (2014-02-25).
OpenID Connect Discovery 1.0 (2014-02-25).
OpenID Connect Dynamic Registration 1.0 (2014-02-25).
OpenID Connect Session Management 1.0 (2014-11-08).
OAuth 2.0 Multiple Response Type Encoding Practices 1.0 (2014-02-25).