The OAuth Bible

https://github.com/Mashape/mashape-oauth/blob/master/FLOWS.md

by ecesena • 13 years ago

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ismaelc• 13 years ago

Finally! OAuth flow charts in one place!

phillmv• 13 years ago

+1.

I almost wrote this myself last year after reading the spec, but then all the will to live and relevant details had evaporated from my mind.

It's actually not that hard to understand once you strip the verbose prose.

kimsk• 13 years ago

Nice. This is really helpful

WALoeIII• 13 years ago

This is excellent, especially the diagrams.

I'd love to see a explanation of the security implications of each flow. As I understand it the "most secure" flow is OAuth 1.0a (three-legged), but its a total pain so it is mostly avoided. OAuth 2.0 is dramatically simpler, but there are bespoke additions (Google and Facebook come to mind) that you have to handle, typically in the name of security. I am ignorant of all the implications and would like a guide.

ecesena• 13 years ago

On (in)security of oAuth implementations: http://css.csail.mit.edu/6.858/2012/readings/oauth-sso.pdf

nijiko3• 13 years ago

Hello! I am the author of this, never expected to see it here! I was extremely surprised when my friend mentioned it was on here and Hacker News wouldn't let me comment.

If anyone has questions or any feedback let me know as it is a work in progress! Thank you for all the kind words!

richardjordan• 13 years ago

Great work. Thanks for all of this. I can't be the only one who has on more than one occasion waded through the technical descriptions of this topic and read code examples and still feels a bit lost, giving up and just using an existing library and crossing my fingers. I haven't read your entire doc yet but what I have is very nicely explained.

I think if more people understood it better we would all have a better shot at consistency in this regard. To that end you've made a great start. Cheers.

swatkat• 13 years ago

@nijiko,

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nijiko 3 hours ago | link [dead]

Hello! I am the author of this, never expected to see it here! I was extremely surprised when my friend mentioned it was on here and Hacker News wouldn't let me comment. If anyone has questions or any feedback let me know as it is a work in progress! Thank you for all the kind words!

nijiko3• 13 years ago

Forgive me for I don't know what this means, I'm new to hacker news

ejain• 13 years ago

Neat! But I've yet to find a place that explains why OAuth requires certain things (vs stating what is required).

nijiko3• 13 years ago

Tell me what pieces you want explained and I will deliver:

nijiko@mashape.com

NeMeSYZ• 13 years ago

Thanks! Very useful for these days as oauth being implemented more and more.

pepperp• 13 years ago

>Excuse me if you may for I wish all to understand this, and not just those with a degree in understanding legal or technical jargon.

I couldn't understand any of it. If this is meant to be for all, then should I go back and learn how to switch on a computer?

The OAuth Bible

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