I'd like to add my objection to using "OAuth2" as the scheme name for the 
access token.  It's confusing in my opinion.  I would much prefer (in my own 
order of preference): " oauth_bearer", "oauth2_bearer", or "bearer".  I think 
including OAuth in the name makes sense because it is defined in that context, 
but we've already talked about other possible token types.

Is there any argument in favor of simply using "OAuth2" that offsets the 
possible confusion and muddiness?

-bill

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike 
Jones
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 1:36 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [OAUTH-WG] OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token Specification draft -02

I've published draft 02 of the bearer token specification.  This incorporates 
consensus feedback received to date.  It contains no normative changes relative 
to draft 01.  Your feedback is solicited.  Specific changes were:

*         Changed terminology from "token reuse" to "token capture and replay".

*         Removed sentence "Encrypting the token contents is another 
alternative" from the security considerations since it was redundant and 
potentially confusing.

*         Corrected some references to "resource server" to be "authorization 
server" in the security considerations.

*         Generalized security considerations language about obtaining consent 
of the resource owner.

*         Broadened scope of security considerations description for 
recommendation "Don't pass bearer tokens in page URLs".

*         Removed unused reference to OAuth 1.0.

*         Updated reference to framework specification and updated David 
Recordon's e-mail address.

*         Removed security considerations text on authenticating clients.

*         Registered the "OAuth2" OAuth access token type and "oauth_token" 
parameter.

The draft is available at these locations:

*         http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-oauth-v2-bearer-02.txt

*         http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-oauth-v2-bearer-02.xml

*         http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-oauth-v2-bearer-02.html

*         http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-oauth-v2-bearer-02.txt

*         http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-oauth-v2-bearer-02.xml

*         http://svn.openid.net/repos/specifications/oauth/2.0/ (Subversion 
repository, with html, txt, and html versions available)

This version is explicitly not ready for working group last call, as changes 
may need to be made due to the open issues in the framework spec about the 
removal of the Client Assertion Credentials and OAuth2 HTTP Authentication 
Scheme.

                                                                -- Mike

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