OAuth’s use of “Consumer Developer” versus “Consumer” can be confusing.

It can sound like the OAuth spec is trying to distinguish: the software 
developer who wrote a web app; from a web site where the web app is deployed. A 
software developer can write lots of web apps. A web app can be installed on 
lots of independent web sites. I don’t think this is the intention. The desired 
difference is between a human (“Application Owner”) who can complete a 
registration process, and a computer program (“Application”) that is configured 
with keys and secrets.

It might be clearer to avoid the “Consumer Developer” term – perhaps saying 
that a Key and Secret must be obtained for a Consumer from the Service Provider.


James Manger
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Identity and security team — Chief Technology Office — Telstra



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