Solving Identity Management in Modern Applications: Demystifying OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML 2.0

© Yvonne Wilson, Abhishek Hingnikar  2019

Y. Wilson, A. HingnikarSolving Identity Management in Modern Applicationshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5095-2_1

1. The Hydra of Modern Identity

Yvonne Wilson¹  and Abhishek Hingnikar²

(1)

San Francisco, CA, USA

(2)

London, UK

 

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

—Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist, from a letter dated March 24, 1954

So, you’re ready to bring your next big application idea to life. You’ve spent a lot of time researching, developing, and perfecting the architecture, features, algorithms, and user experience, and you’re excited to bring your solution to market. Then you start thinking about users and realize your application needs some identity ...