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OIDC (OpenID Connect)

Reviewed 9 April 2026 Canonical definition

An authentication layer built on top of OAuth 2.0. OIDC allows clients to verify the identity of the end-user based on the authentication performed by an authorization server, as well as to obtain basic profile information about the end-user.

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