Waqas Ahmad — Software Architect & Technical Consultant - Available USA, Europe, Global

Waqas Ahmad — Software Architect & Technical Consultant

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.NET ArchitectureCloud-Native ArchitectureAzure Cloud EngineeringAPI ArchitectureMicroservices ArchitectureEvent-Driven ArchitectureDatabase Design & Optimization

👋 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.

Available for remote consulting (USA, Europe, Global) — flexible across EST, PST, GMT & CET.
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OpenID Connect

Definition

Layer on OAuth2 that adds authentication; ID token, UserInfo, standard claims.

As defined in the knowledge graph

  • Identity layer on OAuth2; identity tokens and user info; often used with .NET. — From: Full-Stack .NET and Angular for Enterprise Applications

Synonyms

OIDC

Related concepts

Concepts linked in the knowledge graph:

AuthenticationOAuth2

Articles mentioning this concept

Deep dives and guides that cover this topic:

Full-Stack .NET and Angular for Enterprise ApplicationsOAuth2 and OpenID Connect in .NET: In-Depth