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Trends in API Authentication
The previous chapter introduced you to the authentication and authorization flows available in the OAuth literature; we proposed a mapping between specific applications’ architectures and recommended an authentication and authorization flow. When you are looking for guidance on which OAuth flow to adopt, according to a specific need, the previous chapter provides a reference point, but it is important to outline that it is meant to provide guidance and answers bounded to specific needs. It does not help an organization to understand how to create governance and blueprints around authentication, as the concept is way more complicated than individual scenarios produced to address specific requirements.
The aim of ...
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