Also, when a browser follows the Location header it strips the fragment from 
the URL. Fragments are visible to the client but not sent to the server.

On Dec 2, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Eran Hammer-Lahav <[email protected]> wrote:

> Fragments are not allowed in the HTTP request URI and are not transmitted. 
> They are allowed in the Location header which is not an issue.
> 
>  
> 
> EHL
> 
>  
> 
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Andrea Reginato
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 1:43 AM
> To: Mike Jones
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [OAUTH-WG] OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token specification draft -01
> 
>  
> 
> I was reading the specifications, mainly the new related to the security 
> issues. 
> 
>  
> 
> One thing is pointed out in the security summary is related to the fact that 
> the 
> 
> token should not be in the URL. So, here come some of my doubts on the the
> 
> user agent flow, where it is set on the URL fragment. Even more, if working
> 
> only on the client side, I suppose I should save the token somewhere and the
> 
> cookie, secure one, should be the option. There should also be the possibility
> 
> to save it on a JavaScript variable, but this means I'll only use AJAX style 
> web
> 
> page definition (no reloads).
> 
>  
> 
> If possible, I would love to have some clarifications on the the user agent 
> flow
> 
> security definition. As far I've searched on the web several project do not 
> use it
> 
> because they think "its not secure", so I would love to understand more about.
> 
>  
> 
> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 8:35 AM, Mike Jones <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Draft -01 of the OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token specification is now available.  This 
> version is intended to accompany OAuth 2.0 draft -11.  This draft is based 
> upon the September 3rd preliminary OAuth 2.0 draft by Eran Hammer-Lahav, with 
> input from David Recordon and several others.  It includes an extensive 
> Security Considerations section, for which Hannes Tschofenig gets significant 
> credit.
> 
>  
> 
> The draft is available at these locations:
> 
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-oauth-v2-bearer-01.txt
> 
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-oauth-v2-bearer-01.xml
> 
> http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-oauth-v2-bearer-01.html
> 
> http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-oauth-v2-bearer-01.txt
> 
> http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-oauth-v2-bearer-01.xml
> 
> http://svn.openid.net/repos/specifications/oauth/2.0/ (Subversion repository, 
> with html, txt, and html versions available)
> 
>  
> 
> If any of you believe that you should be added to the Acknowledgments in 
> Appendix A, please drop me a note and I’ll be glad to add you.
> 
>  
> 
>                                                             -- Mike
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