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		user5994461 on July 8, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OAuth for the Open Web OpenID Connect is a subset of the OAuth 2.0 spec. They come in a bundle.

hardwaresofton on July 8, 2018 [–]

It's not a subset, it's a superset (or built upon Oauth 2.0 if that's the more accurate way to put it) -- I just read through the OpenID Core spec[0] today since I felt like I didn't know enough about it.

[0]: https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html

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