On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Eran Hammer-Lahav <e...@hueniverse.com> wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marius Scurtescu [mailto:mscurte...@google.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:35 PM
>> To: Eran Hammer-Lahav
>> Cc: OAuth WG (oauth@ietf.org)
>> Subject: Re: native app support (was: Next draft)
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Eran Hammer-Lahav
>> <e...@hueniverse.com> wrote:
>> > In OAuth 1.0a, we needed it for the patch. I don't think this needs to be 
>> > in
>> the spec because it doesn't help interop. If the server supports such a
>> scheme, it should document it. It also falls under "previously established
>> redirection URI" which happens to point at the server.
>>
>> OK, that makes sense.
>>
>> What about:
>> > Also, this page should put the verification code and the client state
>> > (code and state) in the page title in a standard way such that the
>> > native app can extract them from the window title. WRAP defined how
>> > the title should be formed.
>>
>> Extension?
>
> I don't think this needs a spec. Just something provided by the server. Does 
> the client need any special handling? It can always just use a static web 
> page to do this, no?

A spec would help so all servers provide code and state in a
consistent format. Client libraries can then provide methods to parse
this. Also, client apps connecting to multiple servers can expect some
consistency.

Marius

>
> EHL
>
>>
>> Marius
>>
>> >
>> > EHL
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Marius Scurtescu [mailto:mscurte...@google.com]
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:02 PM
>> >> To: Eran Hammer-Lahav
>> >> Cc: OAuth WG (oauth@ietf.org)
>> >> Subject: Re: native app support (was: Next draft)
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Marius Scurtescu
>> >> <mscurte...@google.com> wrote:
>> >> > In order to properly support native applications I suggest the
>> >> > following changes:
>> >> > [...]
>> >> > 2. optional redirect_uri (default result page)
>> >> >
>> >> > Some native apps do not have a redirect_uri, as a result two things
>> >> > are
>> >> needed:
>> >> >
>> >> > 2.1 Either make redirect_uri optional or define a standard value
>> >> > that signals that the client does not have such a page.
>> >> >
>> >> > 2.2 The authz server must supply a default result page, if there is
>> >> > no redirect_uri. Also, this page should put the verification code
>> >> > and the client state (code and state) in the page title in a
>> >> > standard way such that the native app can extract them from the
>> >> > window title. WRAP defined how the title should be formed.
>> >>
>> >> Should this also go to an extension? It is not introducing any new
>> >> parameters, not sure if it belongs there. OAuth 1 at least defined the
>> "oob" special value.
>> >>
>> >> Marius
>> >
>
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