Identity Use Cases
- Simple login (Open Connect) Authentication
- Single sign-on across sites (OpenID Connect) Authentication
- Mobile app login (OpenID Connect) Authentication
- Delegated authorization (OAuth2.0) Authorization
Use OAuth2.0 for (Authorization)
- Granting access to your API
- Getting access to user data in other systems
Use OpenID Connect for (Authentication)
- Logging the user in
- Making your accounts available in other systems
What OpenID Connect adds
- ID token
- UserInfo endpoint for getting more user information
- Standard set of scopes
- Standardardized implementa