Continuous Access Evaluation Protocol (CAEP)
Learn about CAEP, an initiative to enable real-time security event sharing between identity providers and relying parties for continuous access evaluation.
What is CAEP?
Welcome to the final lesson! Today, we'll explore the Continuous Access Evaluation Protocol (CAEP). It's a cutting-edge initiative designed to enhance security by enabling real-time communication of security events.
Think of it as an early warning system for your access tokens.
The Gap in Traditional Access
When an access token is issued, it typically has a validity period (e.g., 1 hour). During this time, the token is considered valid, even if the user's security status changes.
- User changes password.
- Account is compromised.
- Admin revokes user access.
Traditional systems don't immediately know about these changes, creating a security gap.
All lessons in this course
- FAPI & Financial-grade APIs
- DPoP (Demonstrating Proof-of-Possession)
- Continuous Access Evaluation Protocol (CAEP)
- Pushed Authorization Requests (PAR)