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Beyond the Login Screen: Understanding What Really Happens in Enterprise Single Sign-On
Author(s): Binit Datta (Author)
- Publisher: Leanpub
- Publication Date: 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 134 pages
Book Description
Single Sign-On often appears deceptively simple: a login screen, a successful redirect, and a seamless user experience. Yet beneath that surface lies a complex choreography of protocols, cookies, redirects, tokens, and trust boundaries that few practitioners ever fully see. Beyond the Login Screen takes readers into that hidden layer of enterprise identity, revealing what truly happens when a Spring Boot application delegates authentication through Keycloak to Azure Entra ID using SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect. Written for architects, engineers, and IAM professionals, this book bridges the long-standing divide between application development and identity administration, equipping readers with the holistic understanding required to troubleshoot faster, reduce Mean Time to Resolution, and deliver consistently reliable SSO experiences. In an era where code can be generated by AI, this book focuses on the skill that cannot be automated: deep system insight that translates directly into customer trust and business value.
