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difference between oauth/v2/authorize & openid/connect/authorize
I am taking the example in context of Slack .
1. OAuth 2.0 (/oauth/v2/authorize):
• Usage: When a third-party application needs to access a user's resources in Slack, it uses the /oauth/v2/authorize endpoint.
• Process: The user is prompted to grant the application permission to access their resources. Upon consent, Slack returns an authorization code to the application. This code is then exchanged for an access token, which the application uses to access the user's resources on Slack.
• Focus: Purely on granting access to resources (authorization).
2. OpenID Connect (/openid/connect/authorize):
• Usage: When an application not only needs to access resources but also verify the identity of the Slack user, it uses the /openid/connect/authorize endpoint.
• Process: Similar to OAuth 2.0, but in addition to granting access, this process authenticates the user and returns an ID token along with an authorization code. The ID token contains claims about the user's identity, which can be used by the application to verify who the user is.
• Focus: On both verifying user identity (authentication) and granting access to resources (authorization).

Launching an NGINX pod imperatively (directly from the command line) can be done using the
kubectl run nginx-pod --image=nginx --restart=Never

Ensure that Docker Desktop is running before executing the docker build command.

Redis Cache : One of the most common use cases for Redis is caching frequently accessed data to reduce the load on databases and speed up response times

export TF_LOG=DEBUG this sets the TF_LOG environment variable to DEBUG, instructing Terraform to output detailed debug logs during its execution( Terraform apply ).
unset TF_LOG this unsets (removes) the TF_LOG environment variable, effectively turning off debug logging for Terraform execution.

terraform workspace show command is used to display the name of the current workspace.
terraform workspace new <name> command is used when you want to create new workspace.
terraform workspace list command used to list all the workspaces.
terraform workspace select example1 can switch between the workspaces.

The docker-compose up command starts and runs all the services defined in a docker-compose.yml file, creating and starting containers.
docker-compose up -d command which starts the containers in the background and leaves them running (daemon processes) .

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then , If you wish to attempt automatic migration of the state, use the command "terraform init -migrate-state"

Jenkins is a self-hosted CI/CD automation server, serving as an alternative to cloud-based services like GitHub Actions

Related to Auth0 and react-auth0 sdk
To add a custom parameter to the authentication endpoint of which auth0 interacts we can pass it like this in the object



authorizationParams object is used in methods loginWithRedirect, withAuthenticationRequired provided by @auth0/auth0-react

once the custom parameter is passed we can see it in /authorize endpoint when we open the Universal login or signup form from Auth0

If we want to take any custom actions based on this custom parameter we can access it in Auth0 post login custom actions