Conquer Authentication with Ktor: Part 7 – Introducing OAuth 2.0
In our previous post, we wrapped up the discussion on Json Web Tokens. We’ve come far in this tutorial, gradually uncovering more complex and practical use cases. Now, we’re turning our attention to a widely adopted authorization protocol – Open Authorization 2.0. While JWT primarily ensures secure communication, OAuth focuses on the delegation of access. Today, we’ll have a closer look at key concepts of this authorization protocol.