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IdP - Identity Provider
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Identity Provider
Intro
Intro
An Identity Server is a software solution that enables the management, authentication, and authorization of user identities within an application or across multiple applications. It serves as a central point for managing user accounts, credentials, and access permissions. Identity Servers typically implement standard protocols and frameworks such as OAuth, OpenID Connect, and SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) to ensure secure communication between different applications and services.
The main functions of an Identity Server include:
- Authentication: Verifying the identity of users by validating their credentials (such as username and password or tokens).
- Authorization: Determining what actions or resources a user is allowed to access based on their assigned permissions or roles.
- Single Sign-On (SSO): Allowing users to log in once and gain access to multiple applications without needing to re-enter their credentials.
- Token issuance and management: Issuing and managing tokens, such as access tokens and refresh tokens, which are used to securely access resources on behalf of the user.
- User management: Providing features to create, update, and delete user accounts, as well as managing user attributes and metadata.
- Federation and social logins: Supporting federated identity by enabling users to authenticate with external identity providers (such as Google or Facebook) or other organizations' identity systems.
- Security and compliance: Ensuring the secure handling of user data and adhering to relevant data protection regulations and standards.
Examples of Identity Servers include Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Okta, Auth0, and IdentityServer4 (an open-source .NET-based solution)
What is JWT?
What is JWT?
- Definition: JSON Web Token (JWT) is a compact, URL-safe means of representing claims to be transferred between two parties.
- Standards: Defined in RFC 7519.
- Format: JWTs are encoded strings with three sections separated by dots (e.g., header.payload.signature).
JWT structure
JWT structure
JWT Uses cases
JWT Uses cases
- Authentication: JWTs are commonly used for user authentication in web and mobile applications.
- Authorization: JWTs can be used to grant access to specific resources or actions based on the user's permissions.
- Stateless sessions: JWTs enable stateless session management, which improves scalability and performance.
- Information Exchange: Securely transmit data between parties in a compact, URL-safe format.
Demo
Demo
goto Rider;
LocalIdPCongiurationDemo();
Refs
References
IdP docs: https://docs.duendesoftware.com/
MS Docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/?view=aspnetcore-7.0
Udemy courses:
- The Nuts & Bolts of OAUTH 2.0
- Several others on ASPNET Core
YouTube channel: Raw coding (specifically for ASPNET Core AuthN & AuthZ)