Waqas Ahmad — Software Architect & Technical Consultant

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👋 Hi, I'm Waqas — a Software Architect and Technical Consultant specializing in .NET, Azure, microservices, and API-first system design..
I help companies build reliable, maintainable, and high-performance backend platforms that scale.

Experienced across engineering ecosystems shaped by Microsoft, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, and the Apache Software Foundation.

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OAuth2

Definition

Authorization framework; client obtains limited access to resource on behalf of user without password.

As defined in the knowledge graph

Authentication and authorization. — From: Case Study: BAT In-House Application — Microservices at Scale
Authorization framework; tokens for delegated access; used with OpenID Connect for auth. — From: Full-Stack .NET and Angular for Enterprise Applications
Authorization framework; used with APIs; scope and token validation. — From: OWASP API Security Top 10: What .NET Developers Must Know
Authorization framework; tokens and scopes; article covers with OIDC. — From: Securing .NET APIs: Auth, Rate Limiting, and Headers

Related concepts

Authorization OIDC OpenID Connect RBAC

Articles mentioning this concept

Case Study: BAT In-House Application — Microservices at Scale Full-Stack .NET and Angular for Enterprise Applications OAuth2 and OpenID Connect in .NET: In-Depth OWASP API Security Top 10: What .NET Developers Must Know Securing .NET APIs: Auth, Rate Limiting, and Headers