API, and MinIO verifies this token by sending it to the Identity Management Plugin webhook. This plugin responds with some information and MinIO is able to generate temporary STS credentials to interact with object storage.

The authentication flow is similar to that of OpenID, however the token is "opaque" to MinIO - it is simply sent to the plugin for verification. CAVEAT: There is no console UI integration for this method of authentication and it is intended primarily for machine authentication....