When configuring a user registry for the Developer Portal in the IBM API Connect Cloud Manager or API Manager, you can use OpenID Connect (OIDC) for authentication. The system provides several "out of the box" templates for common OIDC providers to simplify the configuration process. These templates pre-populate certain required fields, such as endpoint URLs. Among the available options in the management user interface for creating an OIDC user registry are specific types for Azure and IBM Cloud, in addition to Google and a Generic option for all other providers.

1. IBM API Connect v10.0.5.x Documentation

"Creating an OIDC user registry": This official documentation page details the steps for creating an OIDC user registry in the Cloud Manager. In Step 5

it explicitly lists the available OIDC Provider Types.

Reference: In the section "About this task

" the documentation states: "When you create an OIDC user registry

you can select from the following OIDC provider types: Generic

Google

Azure

IBM Cloud." This directly supports the selection of Azure and IBM Cloud as out-of-the-box types.

Source: IBM. (2023). Creating an OIDC user registry. IBM API Connect 10.0.5.x Documentation. Retrieved from https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/api-connect/10.0.5.x?topic=registries-creating-oidc-user-registry

2. IBM API Connect v10.0.x Documentation

"User registries for authenticating": This document provides an overview of user registries and mentions the types of third-party identity providers that can be integrated.

Reference: The section on OIDC user registries confirms that specific configurations exist for providers like Azure and IBM Cloud to streamline the setup process for authenticating and authorizing users for both the Developer Portal and API consumption.

Source: IBM. (2023). User registries for authenticating. IBM API Connect 10.0.x Documentation. Retrieved from https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/api-connect/10.0.1.x?topic=security-user-registries-authenticating