
=== Basic {project_name} operations

{project_name} is a separate server that you manage on your network.  Applications are configured to point to and
be secured by this server.  {project_name} uses open protocol standards like link:https://openid.net/connect/[OpenID Connect]
or link:http://saml.xml.org/saml-specifications[SAML 2.0] to secure
your applications.  Browser applications redirect a user's browser from the application to the {project_name} authentication
server where they enter their credentials.  This redirection is important because users are completely isolated from applications and
applications never see a user's credentials.  Applications instead are given an identity token or assertion that is cryptographically
signed.  These tokens can have identity information like username, address, email, and other profile data.  They can also
hold permission data so that applications can make authorization decisions.  These tokens can also be used to make secure
invocations on REST-based services.
