Creating an API for mobile applications – Authentication and Authorization
Overview I’m looking to create a (REST) API for my application. The initial/primary purpose will be for consumption by mobile apps (iPhone, Android, … Read more
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SSO with CAS or OAuth?
I wonder if I should use the CAS protocol or OAuth + some authentication provider for single sign-on. Example Scenario: A User tries … Read more
Authenticated request to WP REST API V2 returning 403 error on /users/me [closed]
Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Your question should be specific to WordPress. Generic PHP/JS/SQL/HTML/CSS questions might be … Read more
Use WordPress with a custom OAuth2 provider
I have a fresh WordPress installation and a working OAuth2 server in Node.js (made using oauth2orize). The only plugins I’ve been able to … Read more
What exactly is OAuth (Open Authorization)?
What exactly is OAuth (Open Authorization)? I have gleaned some information from OAuth Twitter Tutorial: What is OAuth And What It Means To … Read more
Why do access tokens expire?
I am just getting started working with Google API and OAuth2. When the client authorizes my app I am given a “refresh token” … Read more
Should I ask my Twitter plugin users to create their own Twitter App and API Keys to use my plugin?
I am creating my first WordPress plugin. It is a Twitter plugin that uses Twitter API 1.1 and OAuth 2.0 to generate a … Read more
Security of REST authentication schemes
Background: I’m designing the authentication scheme for a REST web service. This doesn’t “really” need to be secure (it’s more of a personal … Read more
What is the OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token exactly?
According to RFC6750-The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework: Bearer Token Usage, the bearer token is: A security token with the property that any party … Read more
What is an Endpoint?
I have been reading about OAuth and it keeps talking about endpoints. What is exactly an endpoint? 10 Answers 10