OAuth1.0A & One-Page Apps: Avoiding the Redirect. OAuth | GitHub API. OAuth2 is a protocol that lets external applications request authorization to private details in a user's GitHub account without getting their password. This is preferred over Basic Authentication because tokens can be limited to specific types of data, and can be revoked by users at any time. All developers need to register their application before getting started. A registered OAuth application is assigned a unique Client ID and Client Secret. The Client Secret should not be shared. You may create a personal access token for your own use or implement the web flow below to allow other users to authorize your application.
GitHub's OAuth implementation supports the standard authorization code grant type. Web Application Flow This is a description of the OAuth2 flow from 3rd party web sites. 1. GET Parameters 2. Exchange this for an access token: POST Response Multiple tokens Requested scopes vs. granted scopes 3. OAuth Community Site. 2.0 — OAuth. OAuth 2.0 is the industry-standard protocol for authorization. OAuth 2.0 focuses on client developer simplicity while providing specific authorization flows for web applications, desktop applications, mobile phones, and living room devices. This specification and its extensions are being developed within the IETF OAuth Working Group. OAuth 2.1 is an in-progress effort to consolidate OAuth 2.0 and many common extensions under a new name.
Questions, suggestions and protocol changes should be discussed on the mailing list. Video Course: The Nuts and Bolts of OAuth 2.0 by Aaron Parecki OAuth 2.0 Mobile and Other Devices Native Apps - Recommendations for using OAuth with native apps Browser-Based Apps - Recommendations for using OAuth with browser-based apps (e.g. an SPA) Device Authorization Grant - OAuth for devices with no browser or no keyboard Token and Token Management Discovery and Registration High Security OAuth These specs are used to add additional security properties on top of OAuth 2.0.
Code — OAuth. OAuth. For MediaWiki's (the software used by Wikipedia) OAuth support, see mw:Help:OAuth OAuth is an open standard for authorization, commonly used as a way for Internet users to log into third party websites using their Microsoft, Google, Facebook or Twitter accounts without exposing their password.[1] Generally, OAuth provides to clients a 'secure delegated access' to server resources on behalf of a resource owner. It specifies a process for resource owners to authorize third-party access to their server resources without sharing their credentials. Designed specifically to work with Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), OAuth essentially allows access tokens to be issued to third-party clients by an authorization server, with the approval of the resource owner. The third party then uses the access token to access the protected resources hosted by the resource server.[2] OAuth is a service that is complementary to and distinct from OpenID.
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