From 56d370f1d58df7c0de48d5b23af54c2bf8a62d99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Quentin Gliech Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 10:29:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add a few words on what MAS is at the beginning of the documentation --- docs/README.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md index 52ac2cf18..06f458c44 100644 --- a/docs/README.md +++ b/docs/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ # About this documentation -This documentation is intended to give an overview of how the `matrix-authentication-service` works, both from an admin perspective and from a developer perspective. +This documentation is intended to give an overview of how the `matrix-authentication-service` (MAS) works, both from an admin perspective and from a developer perspective. + +MAS is an OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Provider server for Matrix. +It has been created to support the migration of Matrix to an OpenID Connect (OIDC) based authentication layer as per [MSC3861](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3861). The documentation itself is built using [mdBook](https://rust-lang.github.io/mdBook/). A hosted version is available at .