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title: Centralizing Authentication & Authorization at the API Gateway with OpenID Connect
description: In this webinar, we will explore the widespread challenges of authentication and authorization in cloud native architectures, strategies for managing access control at the API gateway, and how to automate authentication with Traefik Enterprise and OpenID Connect.
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Webinar

# Centralize Authentication at the API Gateway with OpenID Connect

API gateways can simplify microservice security at scale. A single point for authentication and authorization promotes standardization, simplifies maintenance, and strengthens security.

Watch this webinar to explore the key strategies for managing access control in a cloud native world.

You will learn about:

- Widespread challenges of authentication and authorization
- Key strategies for managing access control at the API gateway
- How to use OpenID Connect for authentication
- How to automate authentication and authorization with Traefik Enterprise with an OIDC identity provider

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### Speaker

##### Matt Elgin

###### Solutions Architect, Traefik Labs

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