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Set Access Control Policies With Kong Konnect and Okta

In our last Kong and Okta tutorial, we will implement a basic access control policy based on Okta’s groups and planes. This series will show you how to implement service authentication and authorization for Kong Konnect and Okta using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) plugin. Parts 1, 2 and 3 covered: Implement client credentials for application authentication Authorization Code for user authentication Implement introspection flow for token validation Table of Contents How Access Control Works Configure...

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Implement Introspection Flow With Kong Konnect and Okta

In our third Kong and Okta tutorial, we’ll go through the introspection flow implementation. This series will show you how to implement service authentication and authorization for Kong Konnect and Okta using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) plugin. Parts 1, 2 and 4 cover: Implement Client Credentials with Kong Konnect and Okta Authorization Code for user authentication Access control based on Okta’s groups and planes Table of Contents Konnect and Okta Integration Topology Introspection Flow Set...

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Apply Authorization Code Flow With Kong Konnect and Okta

We’ll go through the authorization code flow applied to user authentication processes in our second Kong and Okta tutorial. This series will show you how to implement service authentication and authorization for Kong Konnect and Okta using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) plugin. Parts 1, 3, and 4 cover: Implement Client Credentials with Kong Konnect and Okta Implement Introspection Flow With Kong Konnect and Okta Access control based on Okta’s groups and planes Table of Contents...

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Implement Client Credentials with Kong Konnect and Okta

Using Kong’s OpenID Connect (OIDC) plugin, Kong and Okta work together to solve three significant application development challenges: Connectivity Authentication Authorization The OIDC plugin enables Kong, as the API gateway, to communicate with Okta via the OAuth/OIDC flows. That way, your app teams don’t have to configure and diagnose authentication and authorization for each service individually. With these challenges solved, app teams have more time to build and innovate. Table of Contents Kong Konnect and...

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