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Discover Logto and explore plenty of resources on authentication, authorization, identity management, open standards (OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML), and more.

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Changelogs

  • release
  • captcha
  • sentinel
  • magic link

Logto product updates

🎉 Introducing our April release: Security center, identifier lockout (sentinel), CAPTCHA, magic link support, and explore more updates!

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Logto product updates

Changelogs

  • release
  • sign-up identifiers
  • wordpress

Logto product updates

Logto product updates

Tutorial

  • rbac
  • role design
  • rbac implementation

RBAC in practice: Implementing secure authorization for your application

RBAC in practice: Implementing secure authorization for your application

Tech

  • saas development
  • multi-tenant saas
  • saas architecture
  • saas boilerplate

Build a multi-tenant SaaS application: A complete guide from design to implementation

Build a multi-tenant SaaS application: A complete guide from design to implementation

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    Product

    • security
    • auth
    • email
    • disposable email

    Disposable emails: What they are, Why they exist, and how to handle them in your app

    Learn what disposable emails are, why they exist, the risks they pose to applications, and the key strategies you can use to detect and block them for stronger security and cleaner user data.

    Disposable emails: What they are, Why they exist, and how to handle them in your app
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    Product

    • iam
    • auth solution

    What makes a good identity and access management solution

    Explores the key elements of an effective IAM solution including user experience, security, integration capabilities, documentation, cost-effectiveness, support, and future readiness based on Logto's experience serving developers.

    What makes a good identity and access management solution
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    Product

    • japan
    • logto-cloud
    • region

    Announcing the Logto Cloud Japan region

    Logto Cloud now supports a new region in Japan, offering low-latency access and local data residency compliance for users in the Asia-Pacific region.

    Announcing the Logto Cloud Japan region
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    Product

    • AI
    • MCP
    • Agent
    • IdP

    What you need to have in place for AI Agent and MCP Integration for your product

    In this piece, we explore the latest AI breakthroughs that underscore the urgency of secure agent and MCP integration. We highlight OAuth-based authentication as an important measure for protecting user credentials and explain how Logto can help your product serve as both an MCP server and an identity provider in the rapidly growing AI ecosystem.

    What you need to have in place for AI Agent and MCP Integration for your product
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    Product

    • Firebase Auth
    • Pricing

    2025 Firebase Authentication’s latest pricing explained and the best alternatives

    This article provides an overview and breaks down the key details of Firebase Authentication. It covers what Firebase Auth is, a summary of its pricing, and the best alternatives to Firebase Auth.

    2025 Firebase Authentication’s latest pricing explained and the best alternatives
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    Product

    • auth
    • agent
    • agent auth

    AI agent auth: use cases and identity needs

    2025 is the year of AI. As LLMs and agent experiences evolve, new challenges in authentication and authorization emerge. This article explores AI agent interactions, highlighting key security and authentication scenarios.

    AI agent auth: use cases and identity needs
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    Product

    • oss
    • IAM
    • SSO providers

    Top 5 Open Source Identity and Access Management (IAM) providers 2025

    Compare features, protocols, integrations, pros, and cons for Logto, Keycloak, NextAuth, Casdoor, and SuperTokens to find the best OSS fit for your authentication and authorization needs.

    Top 5 Open Source Identity and Access Management (IAM) providers 2025
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    Product

    • Region
    • Data
    • Security

    Protect your identities in local regions and dedicated computing resources

    In this article, we’ll discuss when you might need to store your identities in local regions and how Logto can help.

    Protect your identities in local regions and dedicated computing resources
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    Product

    • Personal access token
    • Authentication

    What is personal access token (PAT)? A more secure API token

    Explain how personal access tokens (PATs) work, when to use them, how to support API authentication in your services, and how they differ from API keys, API tokens, bearer tokens, OAuth tokens, and passwords.

    What is personal access token (PAT)? A more secure API token
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    Product

    • impersonation
    • ai
    • authentication
    • authorization

    What is impersonation in cybersecurity and identity management? How can AI agents use it?

    Learn how impersonation is used in cybersecurity and identity management, and how AI agents can use this feature.

    What is impersonation in cybersecurity and identity management? How can AI agents use it?
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    Product

    • soc2
    • security
    • compliance

    Logto is now SOC 2 Type II compliant!

    Logto is now SOC 2 Type II compliant, proving our commitment to security.

    Logto is now SOC 2 Type II compliant!
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    Product

    • SAML
    • SSO
    • Identity Provider

    Simplify SAML app integration for developers

    Learn what SAML is, how to implement SSO, and quick steps to integrate SAML apps as an Identity Provider (IdP) or Service Provider (SP).

    Simplify SAML app integration for developers
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    Product

    • Amazon Cognito
    • Pricing

    2025 Amazon Cognito's latest pricing explained and the best Amazon Cognito alternatives

    This article provides an overview and breaks down the key details of Amazon Cognito. It covers what Amazon Cognito is, a summary of its pricing, and the best alternatives to Amazon Cognito.

    2025 Amazon Cognito's latest pricing explained and the best Amazon Cognito alternatives
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    Product

    • SaaS
    • Multi-tenant
    • B2B
    • Authentication

    What is B2B SaaS, and what will the post-SaaS era (2025+) with AI look like?

    A concise guide to B2B SaaS, covering key features, metrics (MRR, ARR, CAC, LTV), and the future of AI in SaaS. Get our idea and thoughts on how AI agents and dynamic systems will shape SaaS, and why human control remains essential. Ideal for SaaS developers and AI builders.

    What is B2B SaaS, and what will the post-SaaS era (2025+) with AI look like?
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    • token
    • oidc
    • refresh token
    • rotation
    • security

    What is refresh token rotation and why is it important?

    Dive in and let's talk about why refresh token rotation is an effective way to protect the safety of your refresh tokens.

    What is refresh token rotation and why is it important?
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    Product

    • pricing-update

    Logto plan update: Optimizing token quotas to protect Logto from abuse and ensure reliability

    Token changes will only affect Free plan users and new Pro users.

    Logto plan update: Optimizing token quotas to protect Logto from abuse and ensure reliability
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    • token
    • oidc
    • refresh token
    • access token
    • ID token

    Understanding access tokens, refresh tokens, and ID tokens in OpenID Connect (OIDC) protocol

    The OpenID Connect (OIDC) Protocol, has emerged as a widely adopted standard for identity management. But do you really understand the roles and attributes of these tokens?

    Understanding access tokens, refresh tokens, and ID tokens in OpenID Connect (OIDC) protocol
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    Product

    • pricing
    • auth0 alternatives
    • auth0

    2025 Auth0's latest pricing explained and the best Auth0 alternatives

    Auth0 has updated its pricing twice within a year. This article provides an overview and breaks down the key details. It covers what Auth0 is, a summary of its pricing, and the best alternatives to Auth0.

    2025 Auth0's latest pricing explained and the best Auth0 alternatives
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    Product

    • OTP bots
    • MFA
    • Authentication
    • Security
    • Passwordless

    OTP bots: What they are and how to prevent attacks

    Learn what OTP bots are, how they exploit one-time passwords with real cases, and strategies to protect your business from these cyber threats. This guide offers actionable tips for professionals in product development and enterprise management.

    OTP bots: What they are and how to prevent attacks
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    Product

    • authenticator app
    • 2FA
    • MFA
    • TOTP
    • Google Authenticator
    • Microsoft Authenticator

    What is an authenticator app

    Learn what an authenticator app is and how it protects your accounts. Includes a detailed explanation of how it works and a step-by-step example guide to use an authenticator app.

    What is an authenticator app