This section provides insights into the oAuth protocoll and how to use it for hotelkit together with the user synchronization.
Scenario
The partner acts as an identity provider in a Single Sign On scenario implemented with OAuth 2.0. An authorization server is provided by the partner that hotelkit authenticates its user against.
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Setup of partner – configuration of authentification detailsLogin process
Creating user
Updating user
Deleting user
Login process
The user handling (creating/updating/deleting users) is part of User Synchronization and User Synchronisation for Multi-property Cases.
Login Process
One of the main benefits of Single SignOn is that the user does not need a separate authentication but can authenticate at the identity provider. Based on “RFC 6749 – The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework” the login process at hotelkit with an authorization server is presented:
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