Hi Dick,
I agree with you, the OAuth standard should offer clear patterns for
native apps.
All native apps I'm familiar with use the authorization code, which is
because of its support for refresh tokens. But the current text of the
spec only suggests to use the implict grant flow to impleme
Agree with Torsten - having the mention in just that one place doesn't make
sense. It should be removed or replicated throughout, but I think we might want
a paragraph addressing native apps more deeply in the introduction. We don't
want to give the (incorrect) impression that the implicit flow
+1
Best regards,
Huilan LU
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I don't disagree with any of that, Dick. But in the absence of any
specific solution or recommendation from the WG regarding native apps,
I am simply asking that the somewhat misleading text be removed from
the framework spec.
On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Dick Hardt wrote:
> -1
>
> Many sites
Justin has well stated my view on this. Folks here have explained how the
flows can work for (or doesn't prohibit) a native app, but it also seems clear
that new readers don't pick up how native apps fit into the flow in a 1st or
2nd pass.
So, in short, I agree with Brian's suggestion of (1) r
Brian: I agree with your comments if native apps are not going to be supported
in OAuth v2.
my -1 is towards dropping native app support, and your suggestion was the
easiest thread to comment on.
On 2011-03-07, at 7:15 AM, Brian Campbell wrote:
> I don't disagree with any of that, Dick. But i
I don't have strong views on keeping the reference to native apps, but the spec
no longer offers advice on picking a grant type, other than pointing out the
importance of being able to keep a secret. The term native app is undefined.
What is needed is a separate guide for helping newcomers pick
