Open Standards and Concepts
Authentication
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Authentication - Terms and concepts
Authentication and authorization are foundational concepts in web security, yet they are often confused.
Authentication Mechanisms in Web Technology: An Overview
To better understand this article, I recommend reading my article on Authentication - Terms and concepts .
JWT, JWS, JWE, and JOSE
JOSE is the specification family for signing and encrypting a set of claims in a URL-safe token. This page separates JWT, JWS, JWE, and JWK, shows how the compact forms are assembled, and lists the checks a recipient makes before trusting those claims.
OAuth2 - What it is and how it works
This article gives a big picture overview on how OAuth2 works