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Re:OpenID Connect specifications published as ISO standards by ForHackernews on Sunday November 10, 2024 @05:29PM (#42103036)
The naming is a complete nightmare.

OpenID Connect is an extension to OAuth2 (RFC 6749) that adds an authentication layer (to identify a user) on top of the OAuth2 authorization framework (that grants permissions)

Earlier versions of OAuth (1.0 and 1.0a) and OpenID (1 and 2) are unrelated, incompatible protocols that share similar names but are largely irrelevant in 2024.

Google with care.

Re:OpenID Connect specifications published as ISO standards by PeeMcGee on Sunday November 10, 2024 @09:01PM (#42104031)
Also "OpenID Connect" sounds like some sort of branded product rather than a technical standard.