Understanding OAuth2 Authorization Code Flow

Accessing protected resourced in a Kubernetes (K8S) Clusters

Jordan P. Raychev
Python in Plain English
5 min readSep 3, 2023

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What is OAuth2 Authorization Code Flow?

The OAuth2 Authorization Code Flow is a security protocol that allows a client application to obtain access to protected resources on behalf of a resource owner (typically a user). It is designed to be highly secure and is especially well-suited for scenarios where the client application is a web server or runs in a secure environment.

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