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				|  |  |  Spring Authorization Server is a framework that provides implementations of the https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-oauth-v2-1-07[OAuth 2.1] and https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html[OpenID Connect 1.0] specifications and other related specifications.
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				|  |  |  It is built on top of https://spring.io/projects/spring-security[Spring Security] to provide a secure, light-weight, and customizable foundation for building OpenID Connect 1.0 Identity Providers and OAuth2 Authorization Server products.
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				|  |  | +== Use Cases
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				|  |  | +The following list provides some use cases for using Spring Authorization Server compared to using an open source or commercial OAuth2 or OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider product.
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				|  |  | +* Provides full control of configuration and customization when advanced customization scenarios are required.
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				|  |  | +* Preference for a light-weight authorization server compared to a commercial product that includes all the "bells and whistles".
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				|  |  | +* Potential savings in software licensing and/or hosting costs.
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				|  |  | +* Quick startup and ease of use during development using the familiar Spring programming model.
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				|  |  |  == Feature List
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