OpenID Connect in Action

An example-driven guide to securing access to your applications with OpenID Connect, the OAuth-based identity layer that keeps billions of user interactions safe every day.

In OpenID Connect in Actionyou will:

• Build client applications that integrate OpenID Connect adhering to best practices
• Create single-page applications secured with OpenID Connect
• Integrate OpenID connect with native mobile and server-side web applications
• Federate access to APIs/microservices from a client application
• Use OpenID Connect to secure access to smart TV applications
• Explore common login security pitfalls and how to avoid them
• Take a deep-dive into the internals of OpenID Connect

Login security is a complex problem with a simple solution: OpenID Connect. OpenID Connect in Actiontakes you under the hood of this reliable identity layer, showing you how to integrate OpenID Connect into a server-side web application, a single-page application (SPA), a native mobile application, APIs, and more. about the technology OpenID Connect is an easy-to-implement identity layer built on top of OAuth 2. OpenID Connect helps secure billions of user interactions on the internet daily. Because it uses the JSON standard, OpenID Connect is more lightweight than legacy alternatives and flexible enough to meet the ID federation requirements for all types of modern applications. about the book ...