Flex platform uses OAuth2 and OpenID Connect (OIDC) for authentication. If you are developing a web/cloud application, you will most likely want to use the code flow. If you build your application purely on Flex platform, this might be all you need. If your application has its own users management, you will need to let your users to log in using both your and Flex identity. Bear in mind that Flex authentication will involve redirection to Flex identity server and back to your application. There are many OIDC Following diagram shows the sequence for this workflow:

After your users authenticate with Flex identity server, your application will be able to access all their resources in Flex platform on the users behalf.

How to get started

We work on a self-served interface to Flex which will allow you to create the clients yourself, but until then the easiest option is to get i touch with us. We will set up a client for you so you will quickly be ready to go.