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The Private Key JWT flow is one of the more complicated OIDC flows to set up. At Okta, it's commonly used to get OAuth4Okta access tokens which enable you to perform managementr tasks on your org. If you already know HOW it works and just want to get to the…
Read more about Set Up the Private Key JWT Flow in Three Python Commands
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When you hear SSO (Single Sign-On), you probably immediately think of web apps, and how you only need to sign into one web app first, then all other web apps give you seamless access. Unfortunately, for desktop and mobile applications (often referred to as "native apps"), the seamless web SSO…
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Angular v13 has arrived! And with it come a lot of exciting new features and updates. Angular continues to improve runtime performance, decrease compilation time, promote good software development practices, enhance developer experience, and keep up to date with dependencies such as TypeScript and RxJS. Is anyone else excited about…
Read more about What You Need to Know about Angular v13
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A Kubernetes (k8s) cluster comprises worker machines called nodes and a control plane consisting of the API server, scheduler, etcd, controller manager, and in the case of a PaaS (platform as a service), the cloud controller manager. The containers deployed to the cluster run in pods on the worker nodes.…
Read more about How to Secure Your Kubernetes Cluster with OpenID Connect and RBAC
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When defining classes for a simple aggregation of values, Java developers have traditionally relied on constructors, accessors, equals(), hashCode() and toString(), an error-prone practice that has low value and shifts the focus away from modeling immutable data. Java records were introduced as a first preview in JDK 14 in order…
Read more about Java Records: A WebFlux and Spring Data Example
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Since 2013 when it was released to the public, Docker has become an industry-standard tool for development teams to package applications into small executable containers. A year later, Kubernetes was released by Google to manage large amounts of containers, and provide features for high availability (HA) and auto-scaling.
Read more about Kubernetes To The Cloud With AWS: Deploying a Node.js App to EKS
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When building an SPA (single page application) with React, routing is one of the fundamental processes a developer must handle. React routing is the process of building routes, determining the content at the route, and securing it under authentication and authorization. There are many tools available to manage and secure…
Read more about Build a Secure SPA with React Routing
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There's a lot of information out there about adding authentication to your app, which is helpful! But also overwhelming. It can be hard to find relevant and up-to-date information. Security best practices and technologies change, so refreshing your understanding and keeping up with current best practices is a good thing.…
Read more about The Things to Keep in Mind about Auth
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Greetings Oktaverse! I'm Tanay 🖖
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Over the past five years, GraphQL has established itself as the most popular alternative to REST APIs. GraphQL has several advantages over traditional REST-based services. First of all, GraphQL makes the query schema available to the clients. A client that reads the schema immediately knows what services are available on…
Read more about A Quick Guide to Angular and GraphQL
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"Just follow your heart and keep smiling."
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We all know that all software has bugs and that security is hard, but somehow we are still surprised when we see new vulnerabilities.
Read more about Security.txt: Make Vulnerabilities Easier to Report
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