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Glossary: Monitoring Tools and the Identity Life Cycle

Implicit flow

Also written: password flow

Older OAuth flows that current guidance (RFC 9700) says not to use. The implicit flow returned tokens in the browser address, and the password flow handed the user's password to the app.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

Authorization code flowPKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange)OAuth (Open Authorization)