Oracle Corporation
Trusted token relay infrastructure

Abstract:

A token relay system is provided that enables a client requester to acquire a properly scoped access token issued by a token issuer authority in a secure manner. The client requestor may be a non-confidential client (e.g., a JavaScript application). The token relay system is a trusted and confidential client of the token issuer authority. Upon receiving an access token request from a client, the token relay system is configured to send a request to the token issuer authority (e.g., OAuth server) requesting an access token on behalf of the requestor. The token issuer authority may then respond by issuing an access token with the appropriate scope to the token relay system. The token relay system may then forward the access token received from the token issuer to the requesting client, who may then use the access token to access a protected resource (e.g., a REST resource).