Authentication Flow

Definitions

1. The sequence of steps by which a user or system proves identity and receives a session, token, or other authenticated state. Authentication flows often include redirects, challenges, consent, token exchange, and recovery or MFA branches that must all behave correctly together.

   In plain English: The step-by-step login process used to prove identity and establish access.

   Example: "The mobile authentication flow broke only on the passwordless path because the callback handler assumed every login ended with a browser cookie."

Related Terms

• OIDC
• Digital Identity
• Enrollment
• Multi-Factor
• Password Recovery
• Authentication Handler
• Authentication Library
• Authentication Provider
• Authentication Service