Controlling access using OAuth

You can use API access control through authentication and authorization for securing your container platform. The Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform master includes a built-in OAuth server. Users can obtain OAuth access tokens to authenticate themselves to the API.

As an administrator, you can configure OAuth to authenticate using an identity provider, such as LDAP, GitHub, or Google. The identity provider is used by default for new Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform deployments, but you can configure this at initial installation time or postinstallation.