Chapter 12. Delivering User-Centric Experiences with Hybrid Auth

Taking the next step in our exploration of the authentication and authorization features of different open standards, we will now look at an extension that combines two of those standards: the OpenID OAuth hybrid.

In this chapter, we’ll cover the specifics of how to implement this extension, explore why you may want to work with it, and delve into the extensive control you gain from using it. Let’s start by defining what the hybrid auth extension is and who some of its implementers are.

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