FHIR Extensions Pack
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FHIR Extensions Pack, published by HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 5.3.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-extensions/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: Authorization Hint

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/authorization-hint Version: 5.3.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 0 Computable Name: AuthorizationHint

This code system defines a starter set of codes that can be used to indicate authorization hints.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • New Content

    • This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/authorization-hint defines the following codes:

    CodeDisplayDefinition
    smart-app-launch SMART-on-FHIR Application Launch Indicates that authorization should be performed as a SMART Application Launch. If a value is provided, it is an additional challenge token.
    smart-backend SMART-on-FHIR Backend Services Indicates that authorization should be performed as SMART Backend Services. If a value is provided, it is an additional challenge token.
    challenge-token Challenge Token Indicates that an additional challenge token is required for authorization.
    mutual-tls Mutual TLS Indicates that authorization should be performed using Mutual TLS certificates.