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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

OpenID Connect & OAuth - Demystifying Cloud Identity
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OpenID Connect (OIDC) is an authentication layer on top of OAuth 2.0, an authorization framework. The standard is controlled by the OpenID Foundation.


Video OpenID Connect



Description

OpenID Connect is a simple identity layer on top of the OAuth 2.0 protocol, which allows computing clients to verify the identity of an end-user based on the authentication performed by an authorization server, as well as to obtain basic profile information about the end-user in an interoperable and REST-like manner. In technical terms, OpenID Connect specifies a RESTful HTTP API, using JSON as a data format.

OpenID Connect allows a range of clients, including Web-based, mobile, and JavaScript clients, to request and receive information about authenticated sessions and end-users. The specification suite is extensible, supporting optional features such as encryption of identity data, discovery of OpenID Providers, and session management.


Maps OpenID Connect



Adoption

Organizations that have started to use OpenID Connect include Auth0, ForgeRock, Gigya, 10Duke, Amazon, Steam, Centrify, the Chilean government, Deutsche Telekom, Google, IBM, Janrain, Microsoft, Okta, OneLogin, Ping Identity, Salesforce, the Nomura Research Institute of Japan, VMware, General Electric, i-Sprint Innovations, and the Norwegian government.


Google OpenID Connect for applications on WebSphere Liberty - YouTube
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See also

  • Authorization, not to be confused with authentication
  • IndieAuth
  • OAuth
  • OpenID
  • SAML 2.0
  • WebFinger
  • WebID

Federation Lab and OpenID Connect
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References


OAuth2 and OpenID Connect - YouTube
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External links

  • Official website
  • OpenID Connect Playground

Source of article : Wikipedia