From a9d1a4a882b21f8ada53dbce3fb7a010406b1496 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gavin Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:35:20 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify what is meant by hosts in environments doc --- documentation/Environments.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/documentation/Environments.md b/documentation/Environments.md index 3d536679..62ad9326 100644 --- a/documentation/Environments.md +++ b/documentation/Environments.md @@ -1,6 +1,10 @@ # Authentication service environments -The auth service can support multiple environments, allowing it to service multiple hosts. +The auth service can support multiple environments, allowing it to service multiple domains - +for a KBase example, `narrative.kbase.us`, `appdev.kbase.us`, and `narrative-dev.kbase.us` +are all served by the same auth service. This allows sharing user accounts and tokens between +environments and deploying alternate versions of UIs running on the same backend. + Alternate environments only affect the account login and linking flows and are otherwise not relevant to the auth system once a login or account link is complete. For example, a service contacting the auth service to validate a login token does not need to concern