OAuth is a mess!

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OAuth is a mess!

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    "If you don'tknow what OAuth is!" check these slides first: OAuth.io Click here

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    OAuth 1.0 3 callsneed to be made by the Client Call the OAuth server and ask for temporary credentials. ! Open a webpage dialog using those credentials, so the user can sign in and give access. ! Call the OAuth server again combining the temporary credentials with the temporary token to get the final access token. OAuth.io

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    OAuth 2.0 Only 2calls Call the OAuth server!!!! Open a webpage dialog OAuth 1.0 has one more step THANKS Cpt. OBVIOUS OAuth.io

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    Need an example? Theysay it uses OAuth 2.0 Which is surprising as in a server to server flow, you expect the flow to be 3-legged. OAuth.io

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    Need an example? Todo anything else than the server side flow you have to search for it! The steps are documented but only in the API reference Even the webpage dialog and the code exchange endpoints are described in different sections You will become that guy OAuth.io

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    CARDINALITY DEGREE Kill themall Bill Read only, read and write for Disqus / Heroku... Read access for X, write access for X, read access for Y... for Others... Google scopes are URLs TOKEN RESPONSES OAuth.io

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    TOKEN MANAGEMENT TOKEN EXPIRY Awild variation between services Sometimes you can control it sometimes not Always in movement the expiry isOAuth.io

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    TOKEN MANAGEMENT EXPIRY: METHODSDIFFER Google adds a field ! to the authorization url that can be Others add options in the scope access_type online offlineor StackExchange: no_expiry Soundcloud: no-expiring Meetup.com: ageless OAuth.io

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    TOKEN MANAGEMENT REFRESH TOKEN Thestandard proposes a refresh token flow followed by few ! Facebook instead adds the grant type fb_exchange_token Github / Google ... Unleash the ChuckOAuth.io

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