Secure APIs with FastAPI and the Microsoft Identity Platform Transcripts
Chapter: Course conclusion and review
Lecture: Review: Introduction to the Microsoft Identity Platform
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Introduction to identity with the proliferation of the Internet.
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Digital identities are now everywhere. We rely on digital identities to create customizable immersive experiences
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while at the same time securing access to resources and sensitive information. The average person has over 1000 digital identities across the web.
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Identity systems are inherently hard to build as well and can easily become a target on
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any system. The problem is further exacerbated by the fact that most users out there
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are lazy and they definitely adopt bad habits when it comes to password management. With so many things that can potentially go wrong.
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We want to rely on a battle tested and hardened system to authenticate users and applications
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There are many identity providers out there that can help us build scalable and secure
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authentication to our applications. Microsoft identity is one self service built on top of open standards such as Open ID connect and Oauth2.