In this podcast episode of Unlocking OAuth, we break down what you need to know about OAuth (Open Authorization)—the industry-standard protocol that secures user authentication across the web.

If you’ve ever logged in with Google, Facebook, or Microsoft, you’ve already used OAuth!

🚀 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ What is OAuth? A secure way to grant apps access to your data without sharing passwords.

✅ How OAuth Works: The step-by-step process of token-based authentication.

✅ The Key Components: Resource Owners, Clients, Authorization & Resource Servers, Tokens.

✅ Why OAuth is Critical for Cybersecurity: How it prevents phishing, credential theft & hacking.

✅ Where OAuth is Used: Single Sign-On (SSO), API integrations, mobile apps & cloud security.

🌍 OAuth is the backbone of modern online security—learn how it protects you today!

Intro: (0:00)

Access Tokens: (1:25)

How It Works: (2:15)

What Are Flows: (3:20)

Where is OAuth Being Used: (3:55)

Decentralized Identity: (5:09)