On 4/25/09 12:31 AM, pkeane wrote:
> If I am following correctly, this should work.  But there are a few
> drawbacks I see.  It is fairly dramatically different from the way
> OAuth works now for all parties: user, consumer, provider.

Right.  OAuth, as it is specified in 1.0, has flaws that will require 
changes that affect all parties.

> It also seems quite complex (maybe I am being dense :) to me, a
> hallmark of a good security scheme is simplicity and clarity to the
> extent possible.

I dunno, it seems remarkably simple to me.  Matter of fact, I don't see 
any ways to make it any simpler without losing important security.

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