12 How does OAuth 2 work?
This chapter covers
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An overview of OAuth 2
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An introduction to implementing the OAuth 2 specification
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Building an OAuth 2 app that uses single sign-on
If you already work with OAuth 2, I know what you’re thinking: the OAuth 2 framework is a vast subject that could take an entire book to cover. And I can’t argue with that, but in four chapters, you’ll learn everything you need to know about applying OAuth 2 with Spring Security. We’ll start this chapter with an overview, where you’ll discover that the main actors in the OAuth 2 framework are the user, the client, the resource server, and the authorization server. After the general introduction, you’ll learn how to use Spring Security to implement the client. ...
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