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Dave Syer edited this page Apr 16, 2012 · 3 revisions

CloudFoundry User Account and Authentication (UAA) Server

The User Account and Authentication Service (UAA):

  • A separate application from the Cloud Controller
  • Owns the user accounts and authentication sources
  • Called via JSON APIs
  • Support for standard protocols to provide single sign-on and delegated authorization to web applications in addition to JSON APIs to support the Cloud Controller and team features of Cloud Foundry
  • Support APIs and a basic login/approval UI for web client apps
  • Support APIs for user account management for an external web UI (i.e. www.cloudfoundry.com)