Prerequisite Setup

Prior to generating user assertion and access tokens, you must:

  1. Generate a public and private key pair for signing the JWT user assertion.
    • This process is described in Oracle Cloud Platform REST Adapter documentation at 2 REST Adapter Concepts, Authentication Support, in the Use OAuth 2.0 Grants in Identity Domain Environments section. You can shortcut to the correct section by clicking the Prerequisites for JWT User Assertion link, then the Generate the key link.
  2. Add a confidential application in the Integrated Applications page of your IDCS tenant to enable JWT and store the public key and certificate.
    • This process is described in Oracle Cloud Platform REST Adapter documentation at 2 REST Adapter Concepts, Authentication Support, in the Use OAuth 2.0 Grants in Identity Domain Environments section. You can shortcut to the correct section by clicking the Prerequisites for JWT User Assertion link, then the Configure the client application link.
    • You must be logged in as a user assigned to an IDCS Administrator role to add a confidential application. Follow steps 1 through 7c. You do not need to add resources to the confidential application as described in steps 7d and later.

      Warning: The client ID and client secret of your application must be kept confidential and must not be shared with anyone outside of your organization.


Last Published Tuesday, April 1, 2025