OAuth 2.0 Introspection

Enterprise only

Kong Identity

Configure the plugin to use a Kong Identity auth server’s introspection endpoint to validate an access token. For a complete tutorial, see Configure the OAuth 2.0 Introspection plugin with Kong Identity.

Environment variables

  • AUTHORIZATION_HEADER_VALUE: The value to set for the Authorization header to access the introspection endpoint. For Kong Identity, it will be a basic auth header with your Base64-encoded client ID and secret: Basic $ENCODED_CREDENTIALS.

  • INTROSPECTION_URL: The full URL to the introspection endpoint. For Kong Identity, it will look like https://a93xltvowjk8m1qe.us.identity.konghq.com/auth/introspect

  • CLAIM_NAME: The name of your claim in the Kong Identity auth server.

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