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Software/hardware covered in the book |
OS requirements |
Keycloak 22 |
Linux (any), macOS, Windows |
OpenJDK 17+ |
Linux (any), macOS, Windows |
Node.js 18+ |
Linux (any), macOS, Windows |
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CodeInText
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grant type and the code
and token
response types.”
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<Header>.<Payload>.<Signature>
When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:
{
"access_token": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsI…",
"expires_in": 299,
"token_type": "bearer",
"scope": "profile email",
…
}
Any command-line input or output is written as follows:
$ npm install
$ npm start
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