If you want to use Client Login you need to keep secure connections. If you are working with Google Apps, please try first 2-legged OAuth: http://code.google.com/apis/accounts/docs/OAuth.html#GoogleAppsOAuth
Cheers, Julian On Jan 17, 8:13 am, "Rambo Mogambo" <[email protected]> wrote: > It’s a matter of customer experience for my client. They cannot have people > leave their site. Is it ok to use the Client Login from the web app? > > Thanks > - Rambo Mogambo > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Julian (Google) > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 10:13 AM > To: Google Contacts API > Subject: [Contacts API] Re: Reg. authentication > > Hi, > > As you said, Client Login works with a username and password. But, It > is strongly recommended to use AuthSub or OAuth to have a higher level > of security, by using one of these the users authenticates with a > secure Google server, and your application works without ever handling > users' account login information. > > Is there a special reason for not allowing redirections? > > Cheers, > Julian. > > On Jan 8, 9:12 pm, Rambo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > I have a web app. ; Visitors to the site are given a form to fill > > their gmail id and password and the intent is to show their contacts. > > I dont want to take the user to any page outside my site - as I read > > theAuthenticationit looks like I have to taken them to a google page > > for auth., and then uponauthenticationthey are to be redirected. > > > I dont want to do this ... whyc cant I use the same logic that applies > > with theAuthenticationfor Installed Applications: ClientLogin that > > is (http://code.google.com/apis/gdata/auth.html#ClientLogin) > > > I have tried to use ClientLogin approch on the web app. and it seems > > to work just fine! So - why is google saying not use this for web app. > > Can anyone suggest a solution for my need? > > > Thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Contacts API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-contacts-api?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
