There is a well-established “grammar” for how we sign up and log into websites. Provide your name, email and password; verify the email; login to the site with username and password until you’re timed out. You know the drill. But a wave of new web apps and protocols is challenging the status quo, breaking the [...]
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OAuth-OpenID: You’re Barking Up the Wrong Tree if you Think They’re the Same Thing
November 10th, 2007 · 22 Comments · HumansAndTech, SoftwareDev
OAuth, OpenID…they sound like the same thing and they kind of do vaguely similar things But I’m here to tell you, OAuth is not Open ID. They have a different purpose. I’ve been playing around with OAuth a bit in the past couple weeks and have a grip on what it’s aiming to do and [...]
