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OAuth 2.0 vs Auth0

What is the difference between OAuth 2.0 and Auth0? Which one should I use to develop the authentication system?

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youi Avatar asked Oct 17 '17 04:10

youi


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2 Answers

OAuth 2.0 is a standardized authorization protocol, Auth0 is a company that sells an identity management platform with authentication and authorization services that implements the OAuth2 protocol (among others).

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Robby Cornelissen Avatar answered Sep 20 '22 11:09

Robby Cornelissen


OAuth 2.0 is a protocol that allows a user to grant limited access to their resources on one site, to another site, without having to expose their credentials.

Auth0 is an organisation, who manages Universal Identity Platform for web, mobile and IoT can handle any of them — B2C, B2B, B2E, or a combination.

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Premraj Avatar answered Sep 20 '22 11:09

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