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

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