Better than x_ and still ultimately optional so as to not make server
implementors think that OAuth endpoints must be pristine. In the absence
of having a proper root namespace on this thing (which I'm still bitter
about, I know), this works.

 -- Justin

On Tue, 2011-03-29 at 19:13 -0400, Eran Hammer-Lahav wrote:
> I would like to make the following change to section 8.2:
> 
>  
> 
>    New request or response parameters for use with the authorization
>    endpoint or the token endpoint are defined and registered in the
>    parameters registry following the procedure in Section 10.2.
>  
>    Parameter names MUST conform to the param-name ABNF and parameter
>    values syntax MUST be well-defined (e.g., using ABNF, or a reference
>    to the syntax of an existing parameter).
>  
>    Unregistered vendor-specific parameter extensions that are not commonly
>    applicable, and are specific to the implementation details of the
>    authorization server where they are used SHOULD utilize a
>    vendor-specific prefix that is not likely to conflict with other 
>    registered values (e.g. begin with 'companyname_').
> 
>  
> 
> This is a more pragmatic (and less ugly) solution to vendor specific
> parameters. Instead of using the ‘x_’ prefix, vendors (have and) will
> use something else that is unique to them. For example Facebook uses
> ‘fb_’ for many of their parameters.
> 
>  
> 
> Feedback requested by 4/1 for inclusion in -14.
> 
>  
> 
> EHL
> 
> 


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