Your password is the master key to your account, and OAuth 2.0 is the valet key. It's the reason you can sign into a brand new app with your Microsoft account and never hand over your password.

In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn:

  • Why apps never ask for your password anymore
  • The four players in every OAuth handshake
  • What happens when you click Sign in with Microsoft
  • Why there isn't just one OAuth flow
  • The two tokens and the scope that keeps them honest
  • Where OAuth lives inside Microsoft 365 and Azure
  • The mistakes and the limits worth knowing
  • What to take away, and one question for you


Simply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargon-free language. Hosted by Mirko Peters.

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