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Identity Federation — Federated Identity Patterns Across Systems

DodaTech Updated 2026-06-28 1 min read

In this tutorial, you'll learn about Identity Federation. We cover key concepts, practical examples, and best practices to help you understand and apply this topic effectively.

Identity federation enables users from external identity providers to access your application without separate account creation.

// Federation router
class FederationRouter {
  constructor() {
    this.providers = new Map();
  }

  registerProvider(name, config) {
    this.providers.set(name, {
      authorizeEndpoint: config.authorizeEndpoint,
      tokenEndpoint: config.tokenEndpoint,
      userInfoEndpoint: config.userInfoEndpoint,
      clientId: config.clientId,
      clientSecret: config.clientSecret,
      scopes: config.scopes,
      claimsMapping: config.claimsMapping
    });
  }

  getAuthorizationUrl(providerName, redirectUri, state) {
    const provider = this.providers.get(providerName);
    const params = new URLSearchParams({
      response_type: 'code',
      client_id: provider.clientId,
      redirect_uri: redirectUri,
      scope: provider.scopes.join(' '),
      state
    });
    return `${provider.authorizeEndpoint}?${params}`;
  }

  async handleCallback(providerName, code, redirectUri) {
    const provider = this.providers.get(providerName);
    const tokenResponse = await axios.post(provider.tokenEndpoint, {
      grant_type: 'authorization_code',
      code,
      client_id: provider.clientId,
      client_secret: provider.clientSecret,
      redirect_uri: redirectUri
    });

    const userInfo = await axios.get(provider.userInfoEndpoint, {
      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${tokenResponse.data.access_token}` }
    });

    // Map external claims to internal user model
    const mappedUser = {};
    for (const [internal, external] of Object.entries(provider.claimsMapping)) {
      mappedUser[internal] = userInfo.data[external];
    }

    return mappedUser;
  }
}

Identity federation enables seamless user access across organizational boundaries and partner systems.

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