Using JSON Web Token (JWT) Grant Type

You can generate an OAuth token using JSON Web Token (JWT) for example, if you want to generate a token for a user maintained by your own identity provider.

These instructions summarize the process.

For more detailed instructions for generating OAuth tokens using JWT, see Oracle Identity and Access Management (IAM) documentation: https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Identity/home.htm.

See also the following blog posts:

• https://www.ateam-oracle.com/post/authentication-and-user-propagation-for-api-calls
• https://www.ateam-oracle.com/post/creating-a-jwt-token-for-an-assertion-grant-type-flow
• https://www.ateam-oracle.com/post/create-a-jwt-token-in-java-for-oracle-idcs

As an Oracle Cloud customer, your subscription type limits you to two confidential applications. If you need to use more than two confidential applications, contact Oracle Sales.