Key Concepts in AuthHero

This section explains the core concepts and terminology used in AuthHero.

Core Concepts

Tenants - Logical isolation of users, applications, and authentication settings
Applications - Client applications that use AuthHero for authentication
Connections - Authentication methods available to users
Users - Individuals who authenticate through AuthHero
Organizations - Groups of users with specific configurations and access controls
Resource Servers - APIs protected by AuthHero
Tokens - Various types of authentication and authorization tokens
Hooks - Extensibility mechanism to customize authentication flows
Adapters - Data storage and platform integrations

See Deployment Targets for platform-specific deployment guides.

For a deeper understanding of how these concepts work together, see the Architecture and Security Model documentation.