Web Authorization
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Full Title or Meme
Web Authorization Protocol (OAuth)
- The role of any provider that requires getting authentication from a separate Identifier or Attribute Provider Role.
- The role of a user that seeks to use resources on an internet based server.
Context
- OAuth 2.0 really messed with people's minds by calling a Relying Party a client of a user when the user grants it access to user-controlled resources.
- See the wiki page OAuth Client for a discussion about when and whether a computer user should trust such an entity.
- current list of documents.