How to do it...

As described by OAuth 2.0's protocol, the client application must be registered at the Authorization Server which in this case is LinkedIn:

  1. So to satisfy this condition, the first thing to do is to register the application on LinkedIn by accessing https://www.linkedin.com/developer/apps/.
  1. When accessing the previous URL, click on Create Application and you will be redirected to the following page which will ask you for basic information about the application being created:
  1. Unlike many other OAuth 2.0 Providers, LinkedIn requires an application logo as you might have seen in the previous image. LinkedIn also asks for more ...

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