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OAuth 2.0 — Dick Hardt et al.

2012 AD · Transmission: Global
ComputingSystemNorth American

In October 2012 the IETF publishes RFC 6749, defining OAuth 2.0 as the standard framework for delegated web authorization. Originating from 2006 work by Blaine Cook and others, OAuth 1.0's HMAC-signature model proves complex to implement; OAuth 2.0, led by Dick Hardt, abandons signatures and delegates all security to TLS, becoming the underlying protocol of the "Sign in with Google/Facebook/Apple" button used by billions daily, and the basis for OpenID Connect.

InstitutionIETF — Internet Engineering Task Force
Historical regionUSA
Primary sourceHardt, D. (ed.) — RFC 6749 (IETF, October 2012)
Secondary sourceJones, M.; Hardt, D. — RFC 6750 (IETF, October 2012)
Original languageEnglish
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