How can I implement user authentication and authorization using SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect in my web application?
Implementing user authentication and authorization in a web application is a critical component of securing user data and controlling access to resources. SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect are widely adopted industry standards that provide robust solutions for this purpose. Understanding SAML SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an XML-based standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between parties, particularly between an identity provider (IdP) and a service provider (SP). The IdP is responsible for authenticating users, issuing signed and encrypted assertions about their identities, and providing these assertions to the SP. Exploring OAuth OAuth is an authorization framework that allows third-party applications to obtain limited access to an HTTP service on behalf of a user. It enables users to grant permission to external applications to perform actions and access resources on their behalf. OAuth relies on access tokens to authenticate requests made by applications to the resource server (the server hosting the protected resources). Unveiling OpenID Connect OpenID Connect is an authentication layer on top