Using UAA to Obtain OAuth2 Access Tokens

UAA provides an OAuth2 defined endpoint to obtain access tokens. For details on the token endpoint, see the UAA documentation.

You can obtain access tokens for the following authorization grant types:

  • Authorization Code
  • Client Credentials
  • Implicit
  • Resource Owner Password Credentials
  • JSON Web Token (JWT) Bearer Token

For details on authorization grant types, see Oauth2 rfc-6749.