Federated Authentication (ADFS)

Federated Authentication (ADFS) in Lightbits clusters allows you to use your existing identity provider (IdP) infrastructure for authentication. This capability eliminates the need to manage local users on the Lightbits system, and provides seamless integration with your IdP.

This functionality enables authorization for both users and applications/scripts. In OAuth 2.0, various grant flows are defined, allowing users or applications to obtain an authorization token (JWT).

Lightbits ADFS offers support for:

• Device Authorization Flow: User mode - for users interacting directly with the Lightbits cluster using the Lightbits CLI utility.

• Client Credentials Flow: App mode - for applications that interact with the Lightbits cluster using Lightbits’ REST API.