New Introduction to OpenID Connect and OAuth course
I’m now offering a new course, Introduction to OpenID Connect and OAuth. You can find it here.
OpenID Connect and token-based authentication have become the standard way to secure applications. This course introduces the topics and explains how they work, so you can get the most out of them.
Why I Made the OpenID Connect & OAuth Course
I have been training developers since 2010, and when I talk to developers, I see a need for a better understanding of how OpenID Connect works.
The problem with token-based authentication is that it is a complex area, with many moving parts working together to secure your application. For a beginner it can feel like a labyrinth, as you can see below:
So I created this course, to teach developers the fundamentals of how these techniques and concepts work and how they fit into their own architecture.
I like helping developers. Besides training, I also help others with these topics on Stack Overflow.
What Does the OIDC & OAuth Course Cover?
The course covers everything from why we need these protocols to how they work under the hood, in theory and in practice. In the hands-on exercises, you observe how the parts talk to each other over HTTP. You make your own requests against my authorization server and explore the different flows used to get the tokens. That way you learn how to implement this in your own software architecture.
OIDC and OAuth for Developers and Architects
The course is for developers and architects who want to learn the fundamentals of token-based authentication with OAuth 2 and OpenID Connect, and how to apply them in their own organizations.
What should I look at after taking this class?
OpenID Connect is one piece of the puzzle when you build secure and reliable web applications. After this course, I recommend these related courses:
I also have a dedicated page introducing OIDC, and I am available for mentoring and consulting. My main expertise is .NET with Duende IdentityServer. If you want to know more about the course, you can find it here: Introduction to OpenID Connect and OAuth.
For the complete list of what I teach, see my training courses.