# OpenID Connect

DevFeed: [OpenID Connect](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/openid-connect-19728.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://engineering.clever.com/2023/07/18/openid-connect/>)

Author: Keith Richards

Published: 2023-07-18T19:59:50Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Clever](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/clever.md>)

Topics: [OpenID connect (OIDC)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oidc.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [OAuth 2.0](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oauth2.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>)

Tags: [auth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/auth.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>), [oauth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oauth.md>), [oauth-2-0](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oauth-2-0.md>), [oauth2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oauth2.md>), [oidc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oidc.md>), [openid](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openid.md>), [openid-connect](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openid-connect.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how OpenID Connect adds user authentication and identity information to OAuth 2.0's authorization framework. It compares the roles of OAuth 2.0 and OIDC, describes OIDC's background, and introduces the relying party and OpenID provider.

## Source excerpt

Adding AuthN to OAuth2.0 OpenID Connect (OIDC) is an authentication protocol that sits on top of the OAuth2.0 protocol. It provides a standardized way for clients to authenticate users and obtain information about their identity. In simple terms, OpenID Connect allows users to log in to different applications using a single set of credentials. It [...] The post OpenID Connect appeared first on Clever Engineering Blog.