Managed vs custom auth
One-click connect with a Nolixan-managed OAuth app, or bring your own (BYOA).
For OAuth providers there are two ways to supply the OAuth client your users authenticate against.
Managed (one-click)
Nolixan provisions and holds the OAuth app for the provider. Your users get a one-click "Connect with …" experience — no client ID/secret to enter. This is the fastest path to a working connection.
Custom / bring-your-own-app (BYOA)
You register your own OAuth app with the provider and give Nolixan its client credentials. Use this when you need the consent screen to show your brand, your own scopes, or your own rate limits. See White-labeling.
How Nolixan resolves the client
When a connection starts, Nolixan picks the OAuth client in this order:
- Your custom app (BYOA), if you've configured one for the provider;
- otherwise the managed app, if one is provisioned for that provider;
- otherwise an error (no client available).
In the dashboard, a provider's setup shows a System vs Custom toggle: when a managed/system app exists, the credential form is skipped and you connect in one click; switch to Custom to enter your own client ID and secret.