Glossary term
What is OIDC (OpenID Connect)?
OIDC stands for OpenID Connect.
In DevOps
Lets GitHub prove a workflow's identity to AWS so the job receives temporary credentials with no stored access keys.
Learn it properly · DevOpsLesson 14: CI/CD with GitHub ActionsLint, test, build and deploy on every push — automatically, with no one SSH-ing into a server.In System Design
Adds login (identity) on top of OAuth 2.0. Example: "Sign in with Google".
Learn it properly · System DesignLesson 50: OAuth 2.0 & OpenID Connect ExplainedApps used to ask for your Google password to print your photos. How OAuth 2.0 hands out limited, expiring, revocable “valet keys” instead, how OpenID Connect adds login on top, and the flows and checks that keep it secure.In Full-Stack Questions
A layer on top of OAuth that tells the app who the user is.
Learn it properly · Full-Stack QuestionsLesson 22: Auth Libraries, OAuth and OIDCOAuth vs OpenID Connect, code flow with PKCE, tokens and rotation, Auth.js and Better Auth, protecting Next.js 16, RBAC, passkeys and MFA.