I have considered this matter. But to use a proxy handle all request is not my intention... I will go to write a online version if i have to do that :D.
What I want to know is that: in my distributed version, should I include the key/secret in the config file(or hardcode in source, it doesn't matter)? On Jan 31, 8:42 am, Josh Roesslein <[email protected]> wrote: > I suppose the only other way to make the UX good and to keep the consumer > secret > absolutely hidden is to proxy all requests through a hosted server. > This does come as a cost > of having to pay for a server to perform the proxy work. But it's > really the only option > at the moment I can think of that's 100% safe. > > Josh > > > > On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 6:35 PM, funkatron <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not to be a complete pill, but that is a terrible, terrible initial > > experience for the average desktop app user. There is no way I would > > or could reasonably ask one of my users to register an app themselves, > > then fill in obscure hashes. > > > The OAuth secret is simply impossible to use securely with open > > source, end-user-oriented applications. My only option with Spaz, when > > Twitter decides to take away basic auth, is to pray someone doesn't > > decide to steal my "secret" hash. > > > Compiling does make getting the key more difficult, but assuming that > > desktop apps are compiled isn't a good idea -- Spaz isn't, for > > example. I could obscure the code for the end user, I suppose, but > > doing so seems contrary to open source philosophy, and probably just > > presents a challenge. > > > OAuth as-is just wasn't designed for desktop apps, period. Square peg, > > round hole. If Twitter is insisting on it, I'd rather this was > > portrayed as a trade-off for increased user security, than a solvable > > problem -- I don't think it is. > > > On Jan 30, 2:22 pm, Raffi Krikorian <[email protected]> wrote: > >> what i would do is just make it clear to people who are using your open > >> source client that they need to register their downloaded application with > >> Twitter -- send them tohttp://twitter.com/apps/new, instruct them to fill > >> out the form, and build a simple "wizard" that they can cut and paste the > >> consumer token and secret into. > > >> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:29 AM, ShellEx Well <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Some project (like dabr) put key and secret in config files. > >> > But I think it really suck for users who want to use my client with > >> > OAuth. Because they have to get a pair of key/secret and do configure > >> > themselves, and the this is not convenience for users. > > >> > So I doubt that is it a good way to use OAuth in Desktop Client. > > >> > On Jan 30, 1:35 am, Raffi Krikorian <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > the leak of a consumer secret will not result in the compromising of > >> > > user > >> > > accounts (the consumer secret is needed to get user secrets, but to get > >> > user > >> > > secrets require the user's intervention). > > >> > > however - do not put the consumer key and secret in the source of your > >> > code > >> > > and distribute it. instead, make it possible for your source to read > >> > > the > >> > > consumer key and secret from a configuration, and distribute, with your > >> > > source code, a sample configuration file or a README that details how > >> > > to > >> > > create one. > > >> > > hope that helps. > > >> > > On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 7:57 AM, ShellEx Well <[email protected]> > >> > > wrote: > >> > > > if a twitter App's Consumer key and secret were leak out, is it > >> > > > possible to gain a user's access token without a user authentication > >> > > > process ? > > >> > > > I am writing a opensource desktop client and has implemented OAuth > >> > > > for > >> > > > it. However, I don't know is it suitable to put my key and secret in > >> > > > the source? Are there any risks if i do that? > > >> > > > Thx :) > > >> > > -- > >> > > Raffi Krikorian > >> > > Twitter Platform Teamhttp://twitter.com/raffi > > >> -- > >> Raffi Krikorian > >> Twitter Platform Teamhttp://twitter.com/raffi
