Identity Broker Service in OpenID Connect: Supporting Multiple Identity Providers & Service Providers

This blog is part of a series comparing the implementation of identity management patterns in SAML and OpenID Connect: Identity Broker Service in SAML OpenID Connect AuthN & AuthZ Cross Domain Identity Patterns: Chained Federation & Service Broker Identity Broker Service in OpenID Connect In an earlier blog post (Identity Broker Service in SAML) described how to support connections between… Continue reading Identity Broker Service in OpenID Connect: Supporting Multiple Identity Providers & Service Providers

Comparison of OpenID Connect with OAuth2.0 & SAML2.0

The following is a high level feature comparison between OpenID Connect 1.0, OAuth 2.0 & SAML 2.0 OpenID Connect 1.0 is a simple identity layer on top of the OAuth 2.0 protocol. It allows Clients to verify the identity of the End-User based on the authentication performed by an Authorization Server, as well as to… Continue reading Comparison of OpenID Connect with OAuth2.0 & SAML2.0

Open ID Connect and GSMA Mobile Connect

OpenID Connect (final specs launched Feb 2014) is an interoperable authentication protocol based on the OAuth 2.0 family of specifications. It uses straightforward REST/JSON message flows with a design goal of “making simple things simple and complicated things possible”. OpenID Connect lets developers authenticate their users across websites and apps without having to own and manage… Continue reading Open ID Connect and GSMA Mobile Connect