Introduction

AuditAuth is an identity control plane for modern applications.

It centralizes authentication, token issuance, session lifecycle, and identity telemetry, while applications enforce access at runtime.

What AuditAuth Is

AuditAuth is a centralized Identity Provider (IdP) that:

• Authenticates users using managed identity flows.
• Issues scoped access and refresh tokens.
• Persists and rotates session state.
• Records identity and security events.
• Emits request and navigation telemetry tied to identity context.
• Exposes portal and account-management flows through controlled redirects.

AuditAuth is not an in-app login helper. It is an externalized identity layer with deterministic enforcement contracts.

What AuditAuth Is Not

AuditAuth is not:

• An embedded authentication implementation in your frontend.
• A UI widget library for local credential handling.
• A replacement for your authorization or business policy layer.
• A generic analytics product.

Applications MUST enforce identity state. They MUST NOT implement credential validation or token issuance.

System Overview

AuditAuth is structured in four layers:

Identity Layer

Handles:

• Authentication challenges and credential validation.
• Access and refresh token issuance.
• Session creation, refresh, and revocation.
• Provider orchestration (email, social, MFA).

Enforcement Layer

SDKs enforce:

• Session validity at runtime boundaries.
• Token verification and refresh behavior.
• Route/API protection for private resources.
• Secure redirection into managed auth and portal routes.

SDKs enforce identity state; they do not authenticate users.

Governance Layer

Provides:

• Immutable audit events for identity state transitions.
• Session-linked activity traces.
• Security-oriented event history.
• Application-scoped governance data.

Observability Layer

Provides:

• Request and navigation metrics by session context.
• Runtime visibility across browser and server flows.
• Aggregate identity telemetry for operational monitoring.
• Low-friction instrumentation through SDK defaults.

Identity events become observable operational signals.

Core Principles

Centralized Authentication

Authentication is owned by AuditAuth.

Applications MUST redirect to AuditAuth instead of re-implementing login flows.

Identity-Driven Observability

Authentication and session interactions are traceable through identity-aware telemetry.

Application Isolation

Each application has an isolated identity scope and independent trust boundary.

SDK as Enforcement Layer

SDKs do not authenticate users.

They validate and enforce identity state.

Who AuditAuth Is For

AuditAuth is designed for applications that require:

• Centralized authentication with strict runtime enforcement.
• Session governance and deterministic identity failure behavior.
• Auditable identity event history.
• Identity-aware metrics without custom telemetry plumbing.
• Branded, externalized identity UX.

This includes SaaS platforms, internal tools, and enterprise-grade applications.

Next Steps

• Understand the Architecture model and boundaries.
• Select the Integration model that matches your runtime.
• Review Security & Trust Model, Observability, and Plans & Enforcement.