ISVforce Guide

Welcome to the ISVforce Guide
ISVforce Quick Start
Grow Your AppExchange Business
Design and Build Your Solution
Create a Secure Solution
Overview of Packages
Components Available in Managed Packages
About API and Dynamic Apex Access in Packages
Architectural Considerations for Group and Professional Editions
Connected Apps
Create a Connected App
Test Push Notifications
Edit a Connected App
Manage Access to a Connected App
Environment Hub
Developer Hub
Notifications for Package Errors
Package and Test Your Solution
Pass the AppExchange Security Review
Publish Your Solution on AppExchange
Sell on AppExchange with Checkout
Monitor Performance with Analytics for AppExchange Partners
Manage Orders
Manage Licenses
Manage Features
Provide a Free Trial of Your Solution
Support Your AppExchange Customers
Update Your Solution
Appendices
Glossary
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Connected Apps

A connected app is a framework that enables an external application to integrate with Salesforce using APIs and standard protocols, such as SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect. Connected apps use these protocols to authenticate, authorize, and provide single sign-on (SSO) for external apps. The external apps that are integrated with Salesforce can run on the customer success platform, other platforms, devices, or SaaS subscriptions. For example, when you log in to your Salesforce mobile app and see your data from your Salesforce org, you’re using a connected app.
Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience
Connected Apps can be created in: Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions

Connected Apps can be installed in: All Editions

By capturing metadata about an external app, a connected app tells Salesforce which authentication protocol—SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect—the external app uses, and where the external app runs. Salesforce can then grant the external app access to its data, and attach policies that define access restrictions, such as when the app’s access expires. Salesforce can also audit connected app usage.