From 1cde31af7d02322a2687d9f100c17da190e5c82f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bobbyrullo Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2015 18:04:40 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 306e59d7..2b2954ab 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dex dex is a federated identity management service. It provides OpenID Connect (OIDC) to users, and can proxy to multiple remote identity providers (IdP) to drive actual authentication, as well as managing local username/password credentials. -We named the project 'dex' beceause it is a central index of users that other pieces of software can authenticate against. +We named the project 'dex' because it is a central index of users that other pieces of software can authenticate against. ## Architecture @@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ dex consists of multiple components: - host a user-facing API that drives the OIDC protocol - proxy to remote identity providers via "connectors" - provides an API for administrators to manage users. -- **dex-overlord** is an auxiliary process responsible for two things: +- **dex-overlord** is an auxiliary process responsible for various administrative tasks: - rotation of keys used by the workers to sign identity tokens - garbage collection of stale data in the database - provides an API for bootstrapping the system. -- **dexctl** is CLI tool used to manage an dex deployment +- **dexctl** is a CLI tool used to manage a dex deployment - configure identity provider connectors - administer OIDC client identities - **database**; a database is used to for persistent storage for keys, users,