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Introduction OpenID is an open standard and decentralized authentication protocol.  It allows users to be authenticated by cooperating sites (known as relying parties, or RP) using a third-party service, eliminating the need for webmasters to provide their ...

Definition The Identity Provider will serve the OpenID-Connect protocol. It is possible to accept the default endpoints or modify them. You can check the server features visiting https://<YOUR-IdP>/.well-known/openid-configuration. That JSON gives you inform...

Description A profile is a protocol or subset of protocols implemented by the Identity Provider. There are some accepted protocols, those allows a custom config dependent on the selected profile. The accepted protocols are the following: 1. OpenIDProfile 2...

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Introduction OpenID is based on the well known protocol. It is easier to implement and deploy, as it does not require digital signature or  encryption. The drawback is that it is significantly less secure. For example, the single logout protocol is not finish...

What is Identity Federation? A federated identity in information technology is the means of linking a person's electronic identity and attributes, stored across multiple distinct identity management systems. The federation is a system of trust between two par...

Introduction There are three basic OpenID flows, depending whether the service name must be authenticated using its client secret or not: OpenID flow Implicit flow The Service Provider sends the user to the IdP. The IdP authenticates the user. The ...