Explore authentication as a microservice and portable customer identity management in this 38-minute conference talk. Learn about the advantages of microservice architecture and common pitfalls, including increased network chatter and security issues. Discover the basics of authentication and authorization as a microservice, as well as JWT revocation. Gain insights into decoupling authentication, user management, and user data for a portable identity model. Understand the evolution of authentication methods, tokenization, and JSON Web Tokens. Delve into topics such as token mapping, signature verification, key rotation, and refresh tokens. Acquire knowledge on securing your authentication system and implementing revocation mechanisms.
Authentication as a Microservice - Portable Customer Identity Management