(Short) Understanding OAuth 2.0 in Simple Terms
Understanding OAuth 2.0 in Simple Terms
Learn about the OAuth 2.0 protocol, a critical security measure for protecting our APIs. This protocol covers multiple scenarios, such as accessing resources from frontend apps, mobile apps, and backend services. One common scenario is the machine-to-machine (M2M) flow, which is the simplest to understand.
OAuth 2.0 involves several key concepts.
The thing that protects us is a JWT access token, containing important information about who wants to access what from where.
We have a Resource Server, which is a service with protected endpoints.
The Authorization Server stores information about users, clients, and resource servers and issues access tokens. It’s recommended to use third-party solutions like Okta, Google, or Azure.
The Client is the entity that wants to access a protected endpoint on the Resource Server.
The workflow is straightforward.
First, the Client requests an access token from the Authorization Server.
Then, the Client adds the access token to headers and sends a request to the Resource Server.
The Resource Server validates the token and either processes the request or returns a 401/403 error.
Now you have a high-level understanding of the OAuth 2.0 protocol. Want to dive deeper into JWT tokens, how they’re validated, and why they’re trusted?
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