Brian Could you please have a look at this post in the Open Social group? http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-container/browse_thread/thread/c7e25403ecf68b6b I am posting about implementing containers in that topic.
On Jan 27, 2008 8:17 PM, Akash Xavier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brian... > > I see on facebook that whenever an app that accesses personal data is > added to your profile. It asks whether u want the app to use your xyz data > or abc data. Is OAuth implemented to do something like this? > > > On Jan 27, 2008 8:14 PM, Brian Eaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jan 27, 2008 7:39 PM, Akash Xavier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have been reading the Shindig docs and the posts on this mailing > > list. I > > > still don't understand why OAuth is being implemented. I know that > > it's like > > > OpenID. But what's the purpose of implementation in Shindig. > > > > It's not really like OpenID at all. OAuth is for authorization, > > rather than authentication. It's about a user giving permission for a > > gadget to access some of their personal data. > > > > You'll be able to use it write gadgets that access a user's calendar > > or their photos, to pick a couple of examples. > > > > Cheers, > > Brian > > > > > > -- > Akash Manohar > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Akash Manohar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
