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Tobu
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OpenID Connect is based on OAuth.
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nailer
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OK. What else does OpenID Connect get me, vs asking for a limited-scope oauth?
bvirkler
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Basically, OpenID Connect is for federated
authentication
, and OAuth2 is for delegated
authorization
. I like Vitorrio's explanation:
http://www.cloudidentity.com/blog/2013/01/02/oauth-2-0-and-s...
soapdog
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Even though its community maintained these days, Mozilla Persona was a great authentication mechanism with federation support. I loved using it. A pity it failed to get traction.
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