JSON Web token (JWT) is an open standard (RFC-7519) that defines a compact self-contained way for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object. The format is intended for use in space constrained environments, such as HTTP authorization headers and URI query parameters. JWTs encode claims transmitted as JSON objects contained as a payload…
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ECDHE
ECDHE (Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral) is a cryptographic algorithm used for secure key exchange in network protocols like TLS (Transport Layer Security). Its main function is to enable two parties (e.g., client and server) to agree on a shared secret over an insecure network, without transmitting the secret itself. This fact almost alone has ensured…
Microsoft’s latest cloud authentication outage: What went wrong
Microsoft is saying a ‘rotation of keys’ that handle authentication was to blame for a roughly 14-hour Azure outage that took down Office 365, Dynamics 365, Xbox Live and other Microsoft services on March 15th. Microsoft has published a preliminary root cause analysis of its March 15 Azure Active Directory outage, which took down Office,…
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