Understanding how to log in to the application
In the previous chapter, covering how to get started with Keycloak, you learned how to run Keycloak, as well as how to create your first realm. Prior to continuing this section, you should have Keycloak running with the realm created as covered in the previous chapter. In summary, what you require before continuing is the following:
- Keycloak up and running
- A realm named
myrealm - A global role named
myrole - A user with the preceding role
Before an application can log in with Keycloak, it has to be registered as a client with Keycloak.
Before registering the frontend, let's see what happens if an unregistered application tries to authenticate with Keycloak. Open http://localhost:8000 and then click on the Login button.
You will see an error page from Keycloak with the message Client not found. This error is telling you that the application is not registered with Keycloak.
To register the frontend with...
