June 2009
OAuth-OpenID: You’re Barking Up the Wrong Tree if you Think They’re the Same Thing
by holyver (via)
OAuth, OpenID…they sound like the same thing and they kind of do vaguely similar things But I’m here to tell you, OAuth is not Open ID. They have a different purpose. I’ve been playing around with OAuth a bit in the past couple weeks and have a grip on what it’s aiming to do and what it’s not aiming to do.
To start with, here’s what OAuth does have in common with Open ID
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October 2007
Implementor's Draft: OAuth Core 1.0 Draft 4
by greut & 1 other
The OAuth protocol enables websites or applications (Consumers) to access Protected Resources from a web service (Service Provider) via an API, without requiring Users to disclose their Service Provider credentials to the Consumers.
It's about time.
September 2007
OAuth — An open protocol to allow secure API authentication in a simple and standard method from desktop and web applications.
by greut & 13 others
An open protocol to allow secure API authentication in a simple and standard method from desktop and web applications.
an OpenID for APIs, need some investigations
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