On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Eran Hammer-Lahav <[email protected]>wrote:

> Authentication Open Question #3: Should require using TLS/SSL/secure
> channel
> for any request made without a signature?
>
> WRAP got a lot of attention (mostly negative) to how it sends requests
> without using signatures or a secure channel. WRAP only uses HTTPS for
> obtaining tokens but does not mandate (or even suggests) using HTTPS for
> making protected resources requests. Instead, WRAP recommends short lived
> tokens that must be refreshed (using HTTPS).
>
> In a recent thread [1] on this list we reach (very small) consensus that
> the
> OAuth 1.0 protocol should mandate HTTPS for the PLAINTEXT method. The
> community edition only recommends it.
>

Actually, HTTPS or equivalent channel security was the consensus.


>
> QUESTIONS: Are there any valid (such that will pass IETF security review
> scrutiny) reasons for allowing unsigned requests to be sent in the clear
> over an insecure channel? Are there use cases for this (regardless of their
> security properties)?


There was also a discussion (initiated by Brian Eaton) regarding the
combination of short lived token plus refresh, which should be dug up.


>
> EHL
>
> [1] http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/oauth/current/msg00951.html
>
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