To ensure increased security standards, you can now register applications that are integrated with DocuWare via the DocuWare API. Ideally, you should do this promptly.
Contents:
- Enhanced security when integrating third-party applications
- Advantages of the app registration
- Registering for the app is that simple
Enhanced security when integrating third-party applications
Applications that are integrated with DocuWare via the DocuWare API must authenticate themselves using OAuth2 as of DocuWare version 7.11. In addition, there is a new component within the DocuWare configuration for registering such applications. When registering an app, you can define security criteria such as the lifetime of tokens.
Currently, registration of these applications is optional, from April 2026 on it will become mandatory for both DocuWare Cloud and on-premises installations.
Advantages of the app registration
The registration of third-party applications offers advantages on three levels:
Connectivity: A lot of applications are already using oAuth2, and they usually provide specific options how to connect to other applications (in this case DocuWare). With the Application Registration, DocuWare makes more options available how these applications can connect.
Flexibility: The "password grant" works for most applications but cannot be customized to individual applications. The Application Registration offers more and more flexible settings for different types of applications (see image below) – because we need different settings depending on where the application runs and whether it interacts with a user.
Security: Through the Application Registration, each application can be integrated more securely with DocuWare to defend against malicious attackers. At the same time, the security settings can also be optimized for the respective type of application, as a server application has different requirements and possibilities than an app on a mobile phone or in a browser.
From April 2026 on, all applications need to register with the DocuWare oAuth2 application registration. If you want to connect an application to DocuWare, it is already worth using the Application Registration today. It works for DocuWare versions 7.11 and higher.
Registering for the app is that simple
The new App Registration module is located in the DocuWare Configuration in the Integrations area. In the first step, select the type of application for which you want to create an app registration: Web Application, Single Page Application or Native Application. In the second step, you receive the endpoints for the integration and define values such as the validity of the tokens.
You do not need to specify a user for the app login to DocuWare here, the login takes place from the respective app.
Details for registration using the example of a web application
