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Niko Skrypnik
Niko Skrypnik

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OAuth 2.0 basics explanation in pictures

Greetings everyone. Cheer me up for my first post here. I was bored and decided to make simple infographics to explain basic but essential principle of OAuth 2.0 protocol. Check it out!

Main actors of OAuth 2.0

The problem OAuth 2.0 is designed to solve

A solution OAuth 2.0 protocol provides

Main flow for the OAuth 2.0 protocol

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