Hi, just to have a better understood , what the shared secret represent ?
The conusme_secret or token_sectret ?

Cheers,

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Paul

2011/3/4 Andrea Messina <[email protected]>

> OAuth1.0, uses a single redirection-based flow to issue access token.
> OAuth2.0, overcomes these limitations, introducing several flow for
> different users and devices experience.
>
> Using a unique shared secret to authenticate every Desktop client is a
> bad thing( you can also read section 4.6 in the OAuth
> specification(http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5849) which deals with
> client credentials that could be under the control of untrusted third
> parties).
>
> Regarding the callback problem, the desktop client could interact with
> the host web-browser, which in turn will open a specific URL on your
> server(request direct to the authorization endpoint). This page will
> then show a sort of PIN code(this is the oauth_verifier parameter
> introduced in the OAuth revision) that the user will enter inside a
> specific dialog box in the desktop client. After that, the desktop
> client, can continue in the OAuth process, requesting an access token.
>
> Cheers, Andrea.
>
>
> On Mar 3, 9:48 pm, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I have a couple of questions. We are considering trying to write a
> > desktop client as a counterpart to our web-based OAuth system. The two
> > main issues are vetting of clients (so creating unique shared secrets
> > for each desktop client). is there a better way to do this? The next
> > issue has to do with clients that cannot get callbacks due to firewall
> > considerations. Is it possible to still have this be OAuth in this case?
> > Are there other practical workarounds people have used?
> >
> > Will OAuth 2 address either of these? We are committed to using OAuth
> > 1.0a for the near term, until there is a reference implementation for
> > OAuth 2. Any timeline on that?
> >
> > Thanks in Advance!
> >
> > Jeff
>
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