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Glossary: Monitoring Tools and the Identity Life Cycle

OAuth (Open Authorization)

Also written: OAuth, OAuth 2.0, OAuth 2.1

An authorization framework (OAuth 2.0, RFC 6749) that lets a user give an app limited, expiring, scoped access to their data at another service without sharing their password, as when the label app reads shop orders.

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Access tokenScopeAuthorization code flowOpenID Connect (OIDC)Consent phishing