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Technically you don't authenticate using OAuth, you just have a secret token - which is proof you own the account. If you wanted to stretch your analogy, you co
by keeperofdakeys 12y ago
Technically you don't authenticate using OAuth, you just have a secret token - which is proof you own the account. If you wanted to stretch your analogy, you could say a check from Donald Trump is just an authorisation.
OAuth definitely does authenticate though (hence the name).
- nailer 12y agoThe auth on 'oauth' is for authorization - see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749 Your first sentence is totally correct though.