On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Eran Hammer-Lahav <e...@hueniverse.com> wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dick Hardt [mailto:dick.ha...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 5:52 PM > >> >> 8.1. The Authorization Request Header >> >> >> >> I consider the name "Token" of the authentication schema much to >> generic. >> >> That was also the feedback of all colleagues I talked to about the >> >> upcoming standard. Why not call it "OAuth2"? >> > >> > It is meant to be generic. I consider OAuth to be the part of the protocol >> dealing with getting a token. There will be many new ways to get a token in >> the future. >> >> I also find the use of Token here. > > Find it...?
I also think that "token" is too generic. Many new ways to get a token also mean many types of tokens. An OAuth 1 access token is not the same as an OAuth 2 access token. Marius _______________________________________________ OAuth mailing list OAuth@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/oauth
