Introduction to Digital Identity: Essential Authentication, Authorization, and ID Management for Web Services

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Introduction to Digital Identity: Essential Authentication, Authorization, and ID Management for Web Services is a book I read. This book provides a straightforward explanation of the fundamentals of authentication, authorization, and ID management in web services. It covers the basic mechanisms and use cases of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML, illustrating them with real-world examples. The book also broadly discusses topics such as single sign-on, social login, and the use of IDaaS. It is an ideal introductory book for developers looking to systematically organize their knowledge of authentication or engineers planning to implement ID management systems in their products.