# OpenID Connect

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/openid-connect/  
**Website:** https://openid.net/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

OpenID Connect (OIDC) is an identity authentication protocol that is an extension of OAuth 2.0. It enables clients to verify the identity of end-users and obtain basic profile information in a secure, standardized way using JSON Web Tokens (JWT).

## Kin Score — 8.6 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (-0.9 from 9.5).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 48.1 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 19.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Security (1)

- **Openid Connect Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Tags

Authentication, Identity, JWT, OpenID Connect

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/openid-connect/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.