Solving Identity Management in Modern Applications
Demystifying OAuth 2, OpenID Connect, and SAML 2
Learn to design and implement identity management to safeguard your applications and their data. With security breaches leading to severe penalties, it is crucial for developers and application owners to grasp the significance of identity management in application development. This guide covers the entire process from account provisioning to authentication and authorization, along with troubleshooting tips and common pitfalls to avoid. The authors offer insights into the growing importance of these practices in the future. Best practices are illustrated with coding samples, enabling you to effectively design identity and access management for your applications and communicate it confidently to stakeholders. You'll gain the ability to explain account creation, session management, access control, and account termination. The book includes an updated discussion on the sample application, providing a deeper understanding of its development approach. A new section focuses on the OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant specification, ideal for devices with limited user interfaces. Additional topics cover identity proofing, consent information organization, the effects of tracking prevention technology on identity protocols, and new options for authorization requests like OAuth 2.0 Rich Authorization Requests and JWT-Secured Authorization Requests. This resource is designed for developers, architects, product owners, and anyone involved
