- WHITE PAPER -
OAuth 2.0 creates a consistent, flexible identity and policy architecture when communicating with Cloud APIs
The Application Programming Interface (API) provides consistent methods for outside entities such as web services, clients and desktop applications to interface with services in the Cloud. However, the security and scalability of APIs are currently threatened by a problem called the password anti-pattern. This is the need for API clients to collect and replay the password for a user at an API in order to access information on behalf of that user via that API.
OAuth 2.0 defeats the password anti-pattern, creating a consistent, flexible identity and policy architecture for web applications, web services, devices and desktop clients attempting to communicate with Cloud APIs.
This white paper will discuss:
Deploy federated access management, the cornerstone of Identity Defined Security.
New security specifications that provide the necessary standards for REST APIs.
Deliver prime experiences by creating a unified profile that extends to the data layer.