🔐 Understanding the Authentication Protocols Behind Modern IAM1️⃣ LDAP Why first?Because identities, users, groups, OUs, and directories are the foundation of IAM. Learn: Active Directory Users & Groups Organizational Units (OU) Group Policies Directory SerJun 20, 2026·2 min read
RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐑𝐀𝐆)RAG is an AI technique where a Large Language Model (LLM) fetches relevant, up-to-date information from external sources (like a database or web search) and then uses that data to gen...Aug 28, 2025·4 min read
Difference Between venv and uvBoth uv and venv are used for managing Python virtual environments, but they are not the same. Let me break it down clearly: 1. venv (built-in Python module) What it is: A standard library module that comes with Python (since Python 3.3). Purpose:...Aug 17, 2025·2 min read
FederationFederation is a trust relationship between two different identity systems. It allows users from one organization (or domain) to access resources in another organization without creating a separate identity (username/password) in the second system. Wh...Jul 25, 2025·3 min read
What is Oauth (Open Autherization)OAuth 2.0 is an authorization framework that allows a third-party application to access a user’s resources without exposing their password. It uses access tokens instead. The user authenticates with a trusted authorization server, grants permission, ...Jul 24, 2025·2 min read
OIDC (OpenID Connect)What is OIDC (OpenID Connect)? OIDC (OpenID Connect) is an authentication protocol built on top of OAuth 2.0.It enables secure login (authentication) using tokens and supports modern applications like SPAs, mobile apps, APIs, etc. It is JSON-based ...Jul 24, 2025·4 min read
What is SAMLSAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an open standard that allows Single Sign-On (SSO) between identity providers (IdP)(eg: Okta,Azure AD) and service providers (SP)(eg:Salesforce,Dropbox,Gmail).It is XML-based and securely transfers authenti...Jul 24, 2025·7 min read