OpenID Connect
OpenID Connect (OIDC) is an authentication layer on top of OAuth 2.0, an authorization framework.[1] The standard is controlled by the OpenID Foundation.
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.[1]
Adoption
Organizations that have started to use OpenID Connect include 10Duke,[2] Amazon,[3] Centrify,[4] the Chilean government,[5] Deutsche Telekom,[6] Google,[7] IBM,[8] Janrain,[9] Microsoft,[10] Okta,[11] OneLogin,[12] Ping Identity,[13] salesforce.com,[14] The Nomura Research Institute of Japan[15] and VMware.[16]
See also
References
- 1 2 "OpenID Connect". OpenID Foundation. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ 10Duke Identity Provider, 10duke.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ OpenID Connect Support for Amazon Cognito, 2014, Jeff Barr, amazon.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ Custom OpenID Connect applications, centrify.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ OpenID Connect en ClaveÚnica, 2016, claveunica.gob.cl
- ↑ OpenID Connect @ Deutsche Telekom, 2014, Dr. Torsten Lodderstedt, gsma.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ OpenID Connect, 2016, google.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ OpenID Connect, 2016, ibm.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "Janrain Supports OpenID Connect".
- ↑ OpenID Connect and OAuth 2.0 support in Azure Active Directory has GA’d!, 2014, Alex_Simons, microsoft.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ OpenID Connect, okta.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ Onelogin Supported Platforms and Standards, 2016, Leif Brown, onelogin.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ OpenID Connect, pingidentity.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ Inside OpenID Connect on Force.com, 2014, Pat Patterson, pingidentity.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "The OpenID Foundation Launches the OpenID Connect Standard".
- ↑ "vmware/lightwave". GitHub. Retrieved 2016-12-01.