[OAUTH-WG] Refresh tokens security enhancement

2010-05-02 Thread Torsten Lodderstedt
Hi all, I discussed OAuth with some of the security experts here at Deutsche Telekom. We came up w/ an idea for enhancing refresh token handling I would like to discuss in the WG. Assumption: refresh tokens have a very long duration (month to unlimited) and are stored at the client in a pers

Re: [OAUTH-WG] Refresh tokens security enhancement

2010-05-03 Thread Allen Tom
Hi Torsten, Thanks for posting this idea - I think that issuing a new Refresh Token (and invalidating the old one) on every refresh request would help detect token theft. HOWEVER - in practice, this mechanism could make implementations very tricky. For example, some applications are highly distr

Re: [OAUTH-WG] Refresh tokens security enhancement

2010-05-04 Thread Torsten Lodderstedt
Hi Allen, Am 03.05.2010 18:55, schrieb Allen Tom: Hi Torsten, Thanks for posting this idea - I think that issuing a new Refresh Token (and invalidating the old one) on every refresh request would help detect token theft. HOWEVER - in practice, this mechanism could make implementations very tri

Re: [OAUTH-WG] Refresh tokens security enhancement

2010-05-04 Thread Marius Scurtescu
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Torsten Lodderstedt wrote: > Am 03.05.2010 18:55, schrieb Allen Tom: >> Invalidating the Refresh Token (and presumably also invalidating any >> outstanding Access Tokens) would make sense as an option for applications >> that require a high level of security. Howev

Re: [OAUTH-WG] Refresh tokens security enhancement

2010-05-05 Thread Torsten Lodderstedt
Am 04.05.2010 21:44, schrieb Marius Scurtescu: On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Torsten Lodderstedt wrote: Am 03.05.2010 18:55, schrieb Allen Tom: Invalidating the Refresh Token (and presumably also invalidating any outstanding Access Tokens) would make sense as an option for applic

Re: [OAUTH-WG] Refresh tokens security enhancement

2010-05-09 Thread Eran Hammer-Lahav
age- > From: oauth-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:oauth-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf > Of Torsten Lodderstedt > Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 12:28 PM > To: Marius Scurtescu > Cc: OAuth WG (oauth@ietf.org) > Subject: Re: [OAUTH-WG] Refresh tokens security enhancement > > Am 04.05

Re: [OAUTH-WG] Refresh tokens security enhancement

2010-05-09 Thread Torsten Lodderstedt
, 2010 12:28 PM To: Marius Scurtescu Cc: OAuth WG (oauth@ietf.org) Subject: Re: [OAUTH-WG] Refresh tokens security enhancement Am 04.05.2010 21:44, schrieb Marius Scurtescu: On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Torsten Lodderstedt wrote: Am 03.05.2010 18:55, schrieb Allen Tom

Re: [OAUTH-WG] Refresh tokens security enhancement

2010-05-09 Thread Eran Hammer-Lahav
esh token. > > > > EHL > > > > > >> -Original Message- > >> From: oauth-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:oauth-boun...@ietf.org] On > >> Behalf Of Torsten Lodderstedt > >> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 12:28 PM > >> To: Marius