Does camunda have rest api for authentication

Question

Is there rest api to use for login and logout in camunda rest api.

I want to create stand alone front end for camunda. The problem is how can i authnticate a user via rest api of camunda engin ???

Answer 1

From the Caunda User Guide:

https://docs.camunda.org/manual/latest/user-guide/security/

Deployment Options and Components

• Embedded Java library inside an application: in this case, the Camunda engine is embedded inside a custom Java Application. Usually the application takes care of securing access to Camunda’s APIs and the APIs are not directly exposed to an end user. In this case, the application typically takes care of ensuring authentication and preventing access by unauthorized users.

• Shared Process Engine: in this scenario, the Process Engine is deployed as a container service into an application server such that it can be used by the applications deployed into the same container / server. This case is similar to the embedded Java library case.

• REST API: the REST API provides access to Camunda’s core APIs through HTTP. In this case users can directly access Camunda’s APIs. Usually, it is necessary to configure authentication, authorization and also secure the connection to the REST API using SSL (HTTPS).

• Web applications (Cockpit, Tasklist, …): similar considerations to the REST API apply.

In other words:

• Camunda is flexible with respect to authentication options
• It's YOUR responsibility to choose the appropriate authentication mechanism for your particular use case, and configure Camunda accordingly.

SUGGESTION: Best practices for REST API security: Authentication and authorization