Secure your APIs using OAuth 2 and OpenID Connect

Session held by Travis Spencer at PayEx and Nordic APIs event "Secure, flexible and modern APIs for Payments" event in Oslo, May 10th.

Description:

When opening up secure APIs, OAuth 2 and OpenID Connect are the primary standards being used today. Implementing and using these standards can be challenging. In this session, Travis Spencer, CEO of Twobo Technologies, will provide an in-depth overview of these standards and explain how they can be integrated into financial services apps. The overview will include information on:

The actors involved in OAuth and OpenID Connect
The flows used in the standards
What grant types are, which are defined, and the message exchanges of each
What scopes are and examples of their use
Different classes of tokens and how they are used
Overview of the OpenID Foundation’s work in the Financial API WG
Attendees will leave with:

An overview of OAuth 2 and OpenID Connect
Knowledge of the basics necessary to using these standards
Resources and information sources where more information can be found

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