OAuth 2.0 has become the industry standard for providing secure access to web APIs, allowing applications to access users' data without compromising security. Companies around the world add OAuth to their APIs to enable secure access from their own mobile apps and third-party IoT devices and even access to banking APIs.
Security expert Aaron Parecki breaks down each of the OAuth flows (grant types) and applies them to use cases such as implementing OAuth for web apps, native apps, and SPAs. In addition to learning how applications can use OAuth to access APIs, you’ll learn how to use OpenID Connect to get the user’s identity.