Overviews & Concepts

The Clients, Scopes, and Consents overview provides a summary explanation of key pieces of the Globus Auth authorization and authentication model.

Built on the OAuth 2 standard, Globus Auth uses these concepts to manage access between a complex network of applications. The overview explains what each entity is and how they interrelate.

Collections and Endpoints describes the difference between a Collection and an Endpoint.

These two objects are central to the Globus ecosystem for file management, and are often and easily confused because they are closely related. This doc explains the difference and offers some guidance to clear up confusion.

The High Assurance Walkthrough covers the features which Globus offers to manage protected data.

High Assurance features are available to subscribers who add High Assurance or HIPAA BAA tier to their subscriptions.