tag: openid-connect
OpenID Connect
OpenID Connect, the identity layer on OAuth 2.0: ID tokens, discovery, scopes and how it replaced OpenID 2.0.
Articles
- Social login
Social Login and CIAM Explained
How social login works with OpenID Connect, what customer identity and access management (CIAM) platforms add, and how to handle consent, linking and vendor exits.
- Authorization
XACML With OpenID Connect, SAML, OAuth and SCIM: Who Does What
Five identity standards, five jobs: SAML and OIDC authenticate, OAuth delegates API access, SCIM provisions accounts and XACML evaluates authorization policies.
- Identity & access management
OpenID to OpenID Connect: What Changed and Why It Matters
OpenID 2.0 gave way to OpenID Connect in 2014. What the newer protocol does differently, how ID tokens work and what is left of the old OpenID today.
Guides
- Topic guide
The social corridor: identity brokering explained
How an identity broker sits between apps and many identity providers, turning social logins, enterprise SAML and OIDC into one consistent token.
- IAM building block
What is identity federation?
How identity federation works: identity providers and relying parties, SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect trust, metadata, certificates and common pitfalls.
- Topic guide
Social login, done properly
How to add social login to an app: choosing providers, OpenID Connect integration, what data to request, account linking, consent and handling provider changes.