On 4/17/09 4:20 PM, Dirk Balfanz wrote:
> Why? OAuth doesn't need it. It's not an authentication protocol.

That's such a sad oversight of the initial OAuth specification.  I hope 
we can fix this in future versions of the spec.

> Once you start going down this route, you'll realize that you also
> need replay-protection, etc., and before you know it you have
> re-invented OpenID.

I thought the signing mechanism defined by OAuth 1.0 provides 
replay-protection, and everything that's included in "etc." that you 
hint at.

Currently, the OAuth callback URL is susceptible to replay attack and 
token shooting.  Signing it would eliminate this in a very low-effort way.

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