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-Jeff

On Mar 13, 2012, at 8:50 AM, Petr Bena 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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