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OpenID Connect (OIDC) is an authentication layer on top of [[OAuth|OAuth 2.0]] authorization framework. The standard is controlled by the OpenID Foundation. The standard addresses web browser single sing-on (SSO). Other standards such as [[SAML]] address the same use case.
OpenID Connect (OIDC) is an authentication layer on top of [[OAuth|OAuth 2.0]] authorization framework. The standard is controlled by the OpenID Foundation. The standard addresses web browser single sing-on (SSO). Other standards such as [[SAML#Overview|SAML]] address the same use case.

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OpenID Connect (OIDC) is an authentication layer on top of OAuth 2.0 authorization framework. The standard is controlled by the OpenID Foundation. The standard addresses web browser single sing-on (SSO). Other standards such as SAML address the same use case.