Hi,

Of course, I am following the proposal at
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/OAuth, even there is mentioned that
it's not clear if it should be extension or in core. In fact I don't
see a reason why it couldn't be extension. You can extends api's from
extension and even access the permission definitions.

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 3:09 PM, John Du Hart <[email protected]> wrote:
> This isn't something that can be implemented as an extension, it needs
> to be in core. This goes way beyond just allowing a user to log in to
> a site with their MediaWiki account, it needs full integration with
> our permissions and API to be of any use.
>
> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Petr Bena <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi, it's been almost 4 years since we came with the idea of
>> implementing an OAuth to mediawiki. I think it's time to start.
>> Question now is if it should be a part of core or extension for
>> mediawiki. I myself would rather make it as extension, since there is
>> probably no use for most of installations, except for large wikis.
>>
>> Quote:
>> OAuth provides a standard protocol to negotiate secure access tokens
>> and to provide third-party tools (web or client) with granular access
>> to private resources. This protocol does not reveal usernames or
>> passwords to the third-party tool. Offering OAuth based authorization
>> on Mediawiki wiki's will increase the reusability of its data and spur
>> the creation of an ecosystem of app's around Mediawiki.
>>
>> Is there anyone who is willing to help with this? If there is no one
>> interested in this, or no comments, I would start a new extension
>> called OAuth, which only purpose would be to enable this feature in
>> mediawiki.
>>
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