
OpenID Connect in Action
Prabath Siriwardena(Author)
Manning Publications (Publisher)
Published on 3. December 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-61729-897-4 (ISBN)
Description
An example-driven guide to securing access to your applications with OpenID Connect, the OAuth-based identity layer that keeps billions of user interactions safe every day.
In OpenID Connect in Action you will:
Build client applications that integrate OpenID Connect adhering to best practices
Create single-page applications secured with OpenID Connect
Integrate OpenID connect with native mobile and server-side web applications
Federate access to APIs/microservices from a client application
Use OpenID Connect to secure access to smart TV applications
Explore common login security pitfalls and how to avoid them
Take a deep-dive into the internals of OpenID Connect
Login security is a complex problem with a simple solution: OpenID Connect. OpenID Connect in Action takes you under the hood of this reliable identity layer, showing you how to integrate OpenID Connect into a server-side web application, a single-page application (SPA), a native mobile application, APIs, and more. about the technology OpenID Connect is an easy-to-implement identity layer built on top of OAuth 2. OpenID Connect helps secure billions of user interactions on the internet daily. Because it uses the JSON standard, OpenID Connect is more lightweight than legacy alternatives and flexible enough to meet the ID federation requirements for all types of modern applications. about the book OpenID Connect in Action teaches you to deploy OpenID Connect to secure access to your apps. Ten-year access management veteran Prabath Siriwardena takes you in-depth with the widely adopted technology, showing you how to optimize OpenID Connect for your application's specific use cases. You'll work to secure end-to-end example applications created with React and React Native, and even develop solutions for Smart TVs and APIs.
In OpenID Connect in Action you will:
Build client applications that integrate OpenID Connect adhering to best practices
Create single-page applications secured with OpenID Connect
Integrate OpenID connect with native mobile and server-side web applications
Federate access to APIs/microservices from a client application
Use OpenID Connect to secure access to smart TV applications
Explore common login security pitfalls and how to avoid them
Take a deep-dive into the internals of OpenID Connect
Login security is a complex problem with a simple solution: OpenID Connect. OpenID Connect in Action takes you under the hood of this reliable identity layer, showing you how to integrate OpenID Connect into a server-side web application, a single-page application (SPA), a native mobile application, APIs, and more. about the technology OpenID Connect is an easy-to-implement identity layer built on top of OAuth 2. OpenID Connect helps secure billions of user interactions on the internet daily. Because it uses the JSON standard, OpenID Connect is more lightweight than legacy alternatives and flexible enough to meet the ID federation requirements for all types of modern applications. about the book OpenID Connect in Action teaches you to deploy OpenID Connect to secure access to your apps. Ten-year access management veteran Prabath Siriwardena takes you in-depth with the widely adopted technology, showing you how to optimize OpenID Connect for your application's specific use cases. You'll work to secure end-to-end example applications created with React and React Native, and even develop solutions for Smart TVs and APIs.
Reviews / Votes
'This stuff is difficult but essential. This book is a good way to learn it.' Aiden Humphreys'Security is a hot topic. Microservice is a hot topic. Standardization is the way to go. OpenID Connect is the way to simplify and connect all of it.' John Villarosa
'This book is not only a manual to learn OpenID Connect principles but it also delves into collateral aspects that are important in authenticating and authorizing API users!' Gilerto Taccari
'THE BOOK to get if you want to learn OpenID Connect.' Santosh Shanbhag
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-61729-897-4 (9781617298974)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Prabath Siriwardena has over a decade of experience working in access management and security. He has built security solutions for numerous Fortune 500 companies, and spoken at some of the world's top security conferences.
Content
table of contents READ IN LIVEBOOK 1THE OPENID CONNECT LANDSCAPE READ IN LIVEBOOK 2THE CORNERSTONE OF OPENID CONNECT READ IN LIVEBOOK 3SECURING ACCESS TO A SINGLE-PAGE APPLICATION READ IN LIVEBOOK 4THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF AN ID TOKEN READ IN LIVEBOOK 5REQUESTING AND RETURNING CLAIMS READ IN LIVEBOOK 6SECURING ACCESS TO A SERVER-SIDE WEB APPLICATION 7 LOGGING OUT READ IN LIVEBOOK 8CLAIM-BASED ACCESS CONTROL WITH OPEN POLICY AGENT (OPA) 9 SECURING ACCESS TO A NATIVE MOBILE APPLICATION 10 MITIGATING COMMON THREATS AND VULNERABILITIES APPENDIXES READ IN LIVEBOOK APPENDIX A: REACT FUNDAMENTALS READ IN LIVEBOOK APPENDIX B: REACT NATIVE FUNDAMENTALS