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Overview
Developed byOpenID Foundation
Founded2014
LicenseOpen standard specification
Open source✓ Open Source
Use caseidentity layer for authentication
Also see
Alternative to
SAMLOpenID 2.0SAML 2.0
Based onOAuth 2.0
Knowledge graph stats
Claims38
Avg confidence95%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated yesterday
WikidataQ18385539
Trust distribution
100% unverified
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OpenID Connect

concept

Identity layer on top of OAuth 2.0 for authentication and single sign-on

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supports protocol

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
OAuth 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
JSON Web Token (JWT)○UnverifiedHighFresh1
JSON Web Tokens○UnverifiedHighFresh1
JWT○UnverifiedHighFresh1
HTTPS○UnverifiedHighFresh1
JSON Web Signature (JWS)○UnverifiedHighFresh1
JSON Web Token○UnverifiedHighFresh1
REST○UnverifiedHighFresh1
REST API○UnverifiedHighFresh1
JSON Web Signature○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
OAuth 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
identity layer for authentication○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Identity layer for OAuth 2.0 authorization framework○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Identity authentication and single sign-on○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Identity layer for OAuth 2.0 authorization○UnverifiedHighFresh1
identity layer for authentication and SSO on top of OAuth 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Single Sign-On (SSO)○UnverifiedHighFresh1

used by

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
WorkOS○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Auth0○UnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
true○UnverifiedHighFresh1

maintained by

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
OpenID Foundation○UnverifiedHighFresh1

built on

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
OAuth 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1

pricing model

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Free specification○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Free open standard○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Microsoft Azure Active Directory○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Auth0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Microsoft Azure AD○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Google Identity Platform○UnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
HTTPS○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed by

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
OpenID Foundation○UnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Open standard specification○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Open Standard○UnverifiedHighFresh1

alternative to

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
SAML○UnverifiedHighFresh1
OpenID 2.0○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
SAML 2.0○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

founded year

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
2014○UnverifiedHighFresh1

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Commonly Used With

Microsoft Azure Active DirectoryAuth0Microsoft Azure ADGoogle Identity Platform

Related entities

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6 entities depend on OpenID Connect
OAuth 2.0JSON Web TokenOAuth
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Claim count: 38Last updated: 4/9/2026Edit history