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Difference between OAuth2 and OpenID Connect.

MicroservicesSecuritySenior

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In microservices: Use OIDC for user authentication (login) at the API Gateway. Use OAuth2 Client Credentials for service-to-service authorization. The access token (from either flow) is propagated to downstream services.…