On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Brian Eaton <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Mike Malone <[email protected]> wrote: > > In the manual case the user is already typing the request token key > > manually. > > The manual case is not a good user experience, and it isn't necessary > for the vast majority of installed applications: > https://sites.google.com/site/oauthgoog/UXFedLogin/desktopapps > > Pownce and several other companies have written iphone, android, and > blackberry apps that bypass the manual token entry step. > Er, right. Sorry. I was thinking of the Netflix style case. You're right, for many Desktop apps manual entry of the request token key is not required. I wrote the Pownce iPhone app. It used the web application token exchange flow by registering a URI scheme with the iPhone OS, so it doesn't really apply here. > > > Asking them to type one more (perhaps 4 digit number) doesn't seem > > like such a burden. > > It's a fine option, but it's not a complete solution. > How's it not a complete solution? Mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OAuth" 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/oauth?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
