Re: [OAUTH-WG] Client credentials for native applications: seeking clarification

2011-10-21 Thread Forest
Thanks for the clarification. The subtle difference makes sense to me, and indeed was what prompted me to address this list in the first place. It *is* subtle, though, and the oauth-v2-22 draft doesn't even hint at it until six sections after a very clear "MUST" statement apparently forbidding th

[OAUTH-WG] Document Shepherd Write-Up for draft-ietf-oauth-v2-bearer

2011-10-21 Thread Hannes Tschofenig
While Mike is working on a small update for draft-ietf-oauth-v2-bearer (to be re-submitted soon) I have been compiling the document shepherd write-up. This writeup will be attached to the draft when I send it to the IESG. I thought I should share it with you just in case you have some additiona

Re: [OAUTH-WG] Client credentials for native applications: seeking clarification

2011-10-21 Thread Torsten Lodderstedt
Hi, there is no contradiction. The subtle difference lays in the word "instance". Using secrets for a software package (and all of its installations) is useless and therefore not allowed. If you are able to issue a distinct id/secret pair to every installation of your app, this is fine. For a