Authentication Series

Barcode / Christiaan Colen

This is a collection of blog posts I’ve written on the topic of authentication.

Check out:

• Authentication vs. Federation vs. SSO
• Design Principals For Seamless User Authentication
• Static Credentials Must Not Be Used In The Browser
• Identity Protocols, Hosted Login UIs, and Custom Login UIs
• OpenID Connect (OIDC) and OAuth2 Authentication Libraries
• Identity Broker: An SSO Protocol Transition From OpenID Connect To WS-Federation
• Understanding OpenID Connect Series
• Don’t Use Source IP Addresses As The Primary Authentication Mechanism
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Don’t Let Your CyberSecurity Insurance Claim Get Denied On Preventable Details and Fine Print
• Understanding Unauthenticated Traffic: How Applications and APIs Represent The Unauthenticated User