Is this a client desktop app or a server app? Is it acceptable that  
the user has to reauthenticate every couple of weeks?

Frank Mantek
Google
On Apr 9, 2008, at 1:31 AM, Nitin Gupta wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>
>
> This question is not exactly related to the Google Calendar API. It is
> releated to its usage in an application and hence is for the  
> developers who
> at some point in time may have faced the same problem.
>
>
>
> I am working on an application in which I have to frequently poll  
> the Google
> calendars of the registered user. This means that I have to keep their
> credentials in my system. I can only use ClientLogin authentication.
>
>
>
> I would like to know about the options which can be used to keep  
> the Google
> credentials of the user secured in our system. Can I use some sort of
> encryption? Please share with me the best possible approach which I  
> can use
> so that application users can share their credentials without much
> hesitation.
>
>
>
> On the Gdata forum, I was told that something like OS X's Keychain  
> mechanism
> should be used. I am working in Java and my platform can be either  
> Windows
> or Unix. So, a non-OS based solution is good for me.
>
>
>
> As always, thanks for all the help.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nitin
>
>
> >


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