Hacking OAuth: Pitfalls and Remedies w/ Micah Silverman

Micah Silverman discusses OAuth 2.0 and its mechanics, then leads you through a number of security risks, remedies, and mitigations. About this Event Your Community Volunteers at Chicago Code Camp are bringing you a great Technical Presentation for August 2020 featuring Micah Silverman! OAuth 2.0 is the most widely used standard for secure authorization on the Internet for modern Web and Mobile apps. There are a lot of pitfalls that can lead to an insecure app. In this talk, Micah gives a brief overview of OAuth and its mechanics. Then he leads you through a number of risks and remedies to best secure your applications. This isn’t just theory, but the practical application of certain risks and how to configure OAuth and write your code to mitigate those risks. Micah Silverman is a Senior Developer Advocate for Okta. With 24 years of Java Experience (yup, that's from the beginning), He's authored numerous articles, co-authored a Java EE book and spoken at many conferences. He's a maker, who's built full size MAME arcade cabinets and repaired old electronic games.