Oauth is an authentication protocol used for web services It was created as a way to get around basic HTTP authentication with a username and password.

Oauth roles

• resource owner :: entity capable of granting access to a protected resource

• resource server :: server hosting protected resource

• client :: application making request on behalf of resource owner

• authorization server :: server issuing tokens for client

Flow :ATTACH:

:PROPERTIES: :ID: bdbbcb35-df65-4105-baa2-52db04335f5b

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Links

• spec