On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 20:54, Scott Carter <[email protected]>wrote:

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> I am using as a reference the Sign in with Twitter documentation at:
> http://apiwiki.twitter.com/Sign-in-with-Twitter
>
> When I issue an authenticate call to:
> https://twitter.com/oauth/authenticate?oauth_token=<request_token>
>
> The callback I get is:
> <callback_url>?oauth_token=<request_token>&oauth_verifier=<verifier>
>
> Questions:
> 1. This callback appears to be identical to the authorize response.
> Is there an error with the flow chart on the Sign in with Twitter page
> that indicates an authenticate callback will include the access token
> and token secret?
>

The flow chart was created before oauth/authenticate was added. I'm sure
that Twitter will update it now that it has been pointed out.

2. I understand that the advantage of using the authenticate process
> is that if a user has already authorized an application, they don't
> need to do it again.   Is there any reason to use the authorize
> process instead?  It seems that apps would benefit from always using
> the Sign in with Twitter authenticate flow.
>

I don't know why more sites don't use authenticate instead of authorize. I
think mostly it is by not knowing about it and random TOS issues.

Thanks,
>
> - Scott
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Abraham

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