[twitter-dev] Re: Twitter Developer/Founder Community on Ning - Registration Open

2009-06-11 Thread Bradley S. O'Hearne
Suggestion: one of you ask the other to marry them, and invite us all to the wedding, or otherwise let's kill this thread. Hint: why make an enemy out of a complete stranger, when you could instead speak (regardless of agreement / disagreement) with courtesy and make a friend, or a business

[twitter-dev] Re: OAUTH: Basic Auth is simpler/more reliable/more secure/better received than OAuth!?

2009-07-30 Thread Bradley S. O'Hearne
All, Just a question along the same lines as Dmitriy's, and forwarding no opinion one way or the other -- but I'm curious, as security discussions often end up being debates about one particular facet of a security scheme while not considering the big picture. What is the breach that OAut

[twitter-dev] Preventing Twitter from interpreting "@" characters

2009-07-30 Thread Bradley S. O'Hearne
Hello all, I am trying to post a URL to a Twitter status that has a "@" character in it. The problem is probably obvious -- anyone know how to prevent Twitter from interpreting the "@" as a username? Thanks, Brad

[twitter-dev] Re: OAUTH: Basic Auth is simpler/more reliable/more secure/better received than OAuth!?

2009-07-30 Thread Bradley S. O'Hearne
ace of mind. > > If YOU wouldn't hand over YOUR Twitter credentials to a stranger, it's > silly to expect your users to do so. > > On Jul 30, 11:40 am, "Bradley S. O'Hearne" > wrote: > >> In conclusion, as I've been reading this thread, the th

[twitter-dev] Re: OAUTH: Basic Auth is simpler/more reliable/more secure/better received than OAuth!?

2009-07-31 Thread Bradley S. O'Hearne
finder is on a shopping spree, no ID or pin required. And I'd bet 99% of this mailing list, including the OAuth devotees, carry a credit card, and don't think twice about the fact that they are one hole in their pocket away from receiving a truckload of Shamwow's delivered to

[twitter-dev] OAuth vs. Basic authentication strictly on iPhone

2009-08-10 Thread Bradley S. O'Hearne
All, I don't want to kick this subject to death, as there was a lengthy thread on general OAuth vs. Basic auth -- I want to restrict this question strictly to the scope of iPhone apps. Having pored over the OAuth vs. Basic authentication process, I have a question, given the following as

[twitter-dev] Re: OAuth vs. Basic authentication strictly on iPhone

2009-08-11 Thread Bradley S. O'Hearne
thing. As you know OAuth primarily deals with Authorization and Authentication is secondary. So its not a question of comparing it with Basic Auth over HTTPS. These are just my thoughts. Srikanth On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 2:46 AM, Bradley S. O'Hearne > wrote: All, I don't

[twitter-dev] Re: OAuth vs. Basic authentication strictly on iPhone

2009-08-11 Thread Bradley S. O'Hearne
later twitter is going to remove basic auth support. We have no choice but to move on. On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Bradley S. O'Hearne > wrote: Srikanth, Thank you for your thoughts -- good ones. Responses: But what if the app was developed by some thirdparty devs? you never know whe

[twitter-dev] Re: OAuth vs. Basic authentication strictly on iPhone

2009-08-11 Thread Bradley S. O'Hearne
2009, at 12:58 PM, JDG wrote: Why would it be hosted in your app? Why can't you open Safari? On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 13:29, Bradley S. O'Hearne > wrote: Srikanth, By third party i meant some one like 'TwitViewer' (some one who would pay and register their app in