Common Errors and Debugging Techniques

As is the case with any open protocol or service that allows you to leverage a large number of different provider companies, you may encounter issues during the discovery, authentication, or data retrieval phases. If the provider does not return clear error responses—other than “Something went wrong”—implementers may not know where the problem lies.

We’ll explore some of the common issues that you may face when you’re implementing and working with OpenID, as well as a few debugging steps that you can employ to resolve them.

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