# Raven Authentication (OAuth2 / OpenID Connect)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/raven/  
**Provider:** University of Cambridge — https://apis.io/providers/university-of-cambridge/  
**Documentation:** https://docs.raven.cam.ac.uk/

Raven Authentication (OAuth2 / OpenID Connect) is one of 12 APIs that [University of Cambridge](https://apis.io/providers/university-of-cambridge/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Identity, Authentication, OpenID Connect, and SSO. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and authentication docs.

The University's central web authentication service. Raven OAuth2 conforms to OpenID Connect; applications register client credentials to authenticate Cambridge users. An identity/SSO interface rather than a data REST API.

## Machine-readable artifacts (6)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.raven.cam.ac.uk/
- **Signup** — https://docs.raven.cam.ac.uk/en/latest/creating-oauth2-client-credentials/
- **x-openid-configuration** — https://api.apps.cam.ac.uk/oauth2/v1/.well-known/openid-configuration
- **x-jwks** — https://api.apps.cam.ac.uk/oauth2/v1/.well-known/jwks.json
- **Authentication** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-cambridge/refs/heads/main/authentication/university-of-cambridge-authentication.yml
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-cambridge/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other University of Cambridge APIs (11)

- [Cambridge API Gateway (Card / Student / HR)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/gateway/)
- [Apollo Institutional Repository API (DSpace)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/apollo/)
- [University of Cambridge group API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/university-of-cambridge-group-api/)
- [University of Cambridge ibis API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/university-of-cambridge-ibis-api/)
- [University of Cambridge institution API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/university-of-cambridge-institution-api/)
- [University of Cambridge person API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/university-of-cambridge-person-api/)
- [Cambridge Shibboleth Identity Provider (SAML 2.0 metadata)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/shibboleth-idp/)
- [Apollo OAI-PMH metadata harvesting endpoint](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/apollo-oai-pmh/)
- [Cambridge Digital Library IIIF APIs](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/cudl-iiif/)
- [iDiscover library discovery (Ex Libris Primo VE) — TENANT](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/idiscover-primo/)
- [Symplectic Elements research information system — TENANT](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/elements-symplectic/)

## Tags

Identity, Authentication, OpenID Connect, SSO

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