What is @aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc?
The @aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc package is a client library for AWS Single Sign-On OIDC (OpenID Connect) service. It allows developers to programmatically interact with the AWS SSO OIDC service to create and manage authentication tokens for federated users accessing AWS resources.
What are @aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc's main functionalities?
CreateToken
This feature allows you to create a new token for a registered client. This is typically used to get an access token using a refresh token.
const { SSOOIDCClient, CreateTokenCommand } = require('@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc');
const client = new SSOOIDCClient({ region: 'us-west-2' });
const command = new CreateTokenCommand({
clientId: 'exampleClientId',
clientSecret: 'exampleClientSecret',
grantType: 'refresh_token',
refreshToken: 'exampleRefreshToken',
scope: ['aws.cognito.signin.user.admin']
});
client.send(command).then((response) => {
console.log(response);
}).catch((error) => {
console.error(error);
});
RegisterClient
This feature is used to register a new client with AWS SSO OIDC service. It is the first step in setting up the OIDC relationship.
const { SSOOIDCClient, RegisterClientCommand } = require('@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc');
const client = new SSOOIDCClient({ region: 'us-west-2' });
const command = new RegisterClientCommand({
clientName: 'exampleClientName',
clientType: 'public',
scopes: ['aws.cognito.signin.user.admin']
});
client.send(command).then((response) => {
console.log(response);
}).catch((error) => {
console.error(error);
});
StartDeviceAuthorization
This feature initiates the device authorization flow by getting a device code that can be used by end-users to authorize their device.
const { SSOOIDCClient, StartDeviceAuthorizationCommand } = require('@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc');
const client = new SSOOIDCClient({ region: 'us-west-2' });
const command = new StartDeviceAuthorizationCommand({
clientId: 'exampleClientId',
clientSecret: 'exampleClientSecret',
startUrl: 'https://my-sso-start-url.example.com'
});
client.send(command).then((response) => {
console.log(response);
}).catch((error) => {
console.error(error);
});
Other packages similar to @aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc
openid-client
The openid-client package is a server-side library that allows you to interact with OpenID Connect (OIDC) providers. It is more generic than @aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc and can be used with any OIDC-compliant provider, not just AWS SSO.
passport-azure-ad
This package is a collection of Passport strategies to help you integrate with Azure Active Directory. It is similar to @aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc in that it deals with OIDC, but it is specifically tailored for Azure AD rather than AWS SSO.
amazon-cognito-identity-js
While not strictly for OIDC, amazon-cognito-identity-js is an AWS library that allows you to work with Amazon Cognito, which can act as an OIDC identity provider. It provides user authentication and access control features similar to what you might use @aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc for, but it is specific to Amazon Cognito.
@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc
Description
AWS SDK for JavaScript SSOOIDC Client for Node.js, Browser and React Native.
AWS IAM Identity Center (successor to AWS Single Sign-On) OpenID Connect (OIDC) is a web service that enables a client (such as AWS CLI
or a native application) to register with IAM Identity Center. The service also enables the client to
fetch the user’s access token upon successful authentication and authorization with
IAM Identity Center.
Although AWS Single Sign-On was renamed, the sso
and
identitystore
API namespaces will continue to retain their original name for
backward compatibility purposes. For more information, see IAM Identity Center rename.
Considerations for Using This Guide
Before you begin using this guide, we recommend that you first review the following
important information about how the IAM Identity Center OIDC service works.
-
The IAM Identity Center OIDC service currently implements only the portions of the OAuth 2.0
Device Authorization Grant standard (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8628) that are necessary to enable single
sign-on authentication with the AWS CLI. Support for other OIDC flows frequently needed
for native applications, such as Authorization Code Flow (+ PKCE), will be addressed in
future releases.
-
The service emits only OIDC access tokens, such that obtaining a new token (For
example, token refresh) requires explicit user re-authentication.
-
The access tokens provided by this service grant access to all AWS account
entitlements assigned to an IAM Identity Center user, not just a particular application.
-
The documentation in this guide does not describe the mechanism to convert the access
token into AWS Auth (“sigv4”) credentials for use with IAM-protected AWS service
endpoints. For more information, see GetRoleCredentials in the IAM Identity Center Portal API Reference
Guide.
For general information about IAM Identity Center, see What is
IAM Identity Center? in the IAM Identity Center User Guide.
Installing
To install the this package, simply type add or install @aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc
using your favorite package manager:
npm install @aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc
yarn add @aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc
pnpm add @aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc
Getting Started
Import
The AWS SDK is modulized by clients and commands.
To send a request, you only need to import the SSOOIDCClient
and
the commands you need, for example CreateTokenCommand
:
const { SSOOIDCClient, CreateTokenCommand } = require("@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc");
import { SSOOIDCClient, CreateTokenCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc";
Usage
To send a request, you:
- Initiate client with configuration (e.g. credentials, region).
- Initiate command with input parameters.
- Call
send
operation on client with command object as input. - If you are using a custom http handler, you may call
destroy()
to close open connections.
const client = new SSOOIDCClient({ region: "REGION" });
const params = {
};
const command = new CreateTokenCommand(params);
Async/await
We recommend using await
operator to wait for the promise returned by send operation as follows:
try {
const data = await client.send(command);
} catch (error) {
} finally {
}
Async-await is clean, concise, intuitive, easy to debug and has better error handling
as compared to using Promise chains or callbacks.
Promises
You can also use Promise chaining
to execute send operation.
client.send(command).then(
(data) => {
},
(error) => {
}
);
Promises can also be called using .catch()
and .finally()
as follows:
client
.send(command)
.then((data) => {
})
.catch((error) => {
})
.finally(() => {
});
Callbacks
We do not recommend using callbacks because of callback hell,
but they are supported by the send operation.
client.send(command, (err, data) => {
});
v2 compatible style
The client can also send requests using v2 compatible style.
However, it results in a bigger bundle size and may be dropped in next major version. More details in the blog post
on modular packages in AWS SDK for JavaScript
import * as AWS from "@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc";
const client = new AWS.SSOOIDC({ region: "REGION" });
try {
const data = await client.createToken(params);
} catch (error) {
}
client
.createToken(params)
.then((data) => {
})
.catch((error) => {
});
client.createToken(params, (err, data) => {
});
Troubleshooting
When the service returns an exception, the error will include the exception information,
as well as response metadata (e.g. request id).
try {
const data = await client.send(command);
} catch (error) {
const { requestId, cfId, extendedRequestId } = error.$$metadata;
console.log({ requestId, cfId, extendedRequestId });
}
Getting Help
Please use these community resources for getting help.
We use the GitHub issues for tracking bugs and feature requests, but have limited bandwidth to address them.
To test your universal JavaScript code in Node.js, browser and react-native environments,
visit our code samples repo.
Contributing
This client code is generated automatically. Any modifications will be overwritten the next time the @aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc
package is updated.
To contribute to client you can check our generate clients scripts.
License
This SDK is distributed under the
Apache License, Version 2.0,
see LICENSE for more information.