Thanks Johann. So I think it makes sense not to use AuthenticationAdmin as an example in a doc when we are discussing about generic admin services, where admin users get authenticated and perform tasks.
@Doc team, Could you please change [1] with a different admin service example. Created [2] to track the issue. [1] https://docs.wso2.com/display/IS530/Calling+Admin+Services [2] https://wso2.org/jira/browse/DOCUMENTATION-6191 On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 3:56 PM, Johann Nallathamby <[email protected]> wrote: > By definition admin services are services that require authentication and > authorization. This is the parameter you find in the services.xml of the > service. If that is set to false then it is not an admin service. > AuthenticationAdmin is the service to do authentication. So obviously you > can't have authentication and authorization for it. > > However it is also common parlance to refer to services that are shipped > with the product for management console usage, as administrative services, > which should not be confused with admin service parameter in services.xml. > > Therefore although AuthenticationAdmin service can be called an > administrative service because we use it primarily to authenticate users to > carbon management console, and for other application authentication we have > SCIM /me endpoint and OIDC /userinfo, technically it is not an admin > service in services.xml terminology because it doesn't require > authentication and authorization. > > Hope that clarifies. > > Regards, > Johann. > > On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 11:57 AM, Nuwandi Wickramasinghe < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Noticed $subject while reviewing [1]. In services.xml >> for AuthenticationAdmin, adminservice parameter is set to false ([2]). Any >> specific reason for this? >> >> However in doc link [3] (step 8th point under *Discovering the admin >> services*), we have given AuthenticationAdmin as an example for an admin >> service. If we are not keeping AuthenticationAdmin as an admin service, >> need to change the document. >> >> [1] https://wso2.org/jira/browse/IDENTITY-6782 >> [2] https://github.com/wso2/carbon-kernel/blob/ddf7da2559d5c >> c709ed14965f04dd0e00ca51c0d/core/org.wso2.carbon.core.servic >> es/src/main/resources/META-INF/services.xml#L49-L49 >> [3] https://docs.wso2.com/display/IS530/Calling+Admin+Services >> >> -- >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Nuwandi Wickramasinghe >> >> Software Engineer >> >> WSO2 Inc. >> >> Web : http://wso2.com >> >> Mobile : 0719214873 >> > > > > -- > Thanks & Regards, > > *Johann Dilantha Nallathamby* > Senior Lead Solutions Engineer > WSO2, Inc. > lean.enterprise.middleware > > Mobile - *+94777776950* > Blog - *http://nallaa.wordpress.com <http://nallaa.wordpress.com>* > -- Best Regards, Nuwandi Wickramasinghe Software Engineer WSO2 Inc. Web : http://wso2.com Mobile : 0719214873
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