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OAuth 2 in Action
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OAuth 2 in Action

by Justin Richer, Antonio Sanso
March 2017
Intermediate to advanced
360 pages
10h 44m
English
Manning Publications
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Chapter 2. The OAuth dance

This chapter covers

  • An overview of the OAuth 2.0 protocol
  • The different components in an OAuth 2.0 system
  • How different components communicate with each other
  • What different components communicate to each other

By now, you have a decent overview of what the OAuth 2.0 protocol is and why it’s important. You also likely have an idea of how and where you might want to use the protocol. But what steps do you have to take to make an OAuth transaction? What do you end up with when you’re done with an OAuth transaction? How does this design make OAuth secure?

2.1. Overview of the OAuth 2.0 protocol: getting and using tokens

OAuth is a complex security protocol, with different components sending pieces of information to ...

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