Selecting the authentication template

It is strongly recommended for security concerns, that in the production environment, you shall safeguard the server resources through implementing an authentication server with PowerServer.


In the PowerServer project painter, select the Security page, then select a template type from the Auth Template list.

  • Use built-in JWT server: Includes a built-in authentication server that supports JWT or bearer tokens. See Tutorial 6: Authenticating your apps > Using JWT for more information.

  • Use built-in AWS Cognito server: Includes a built-in authentication server that works with the Amazon Cognito user pool. See Tutorial 6: Authenticating your apps > Using Amazon Cognito for more information.

  • Use external Azure Active Directory service: Includes templates that work with Azure AD or Azure AD B2C. See Tutorial 6: Authenticating your apps > Using Azure Active Directory for more information.

  • If you select "Use external auth service", see Tutorial 6: Authenticating your apps > Using other auth servers for more information on how to incorporate the other auth servers that work with the OAuth flows or JWT, such as Okta OIDC (OpenID Connect).