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What is consumer key and consumer secret in OAuth?
OAuth includes a Consumer Key and matching Consumer Secret that together authenticate the Consumer (as opposed to the User) to the Service Provider. Consumer-specific identification allows the Service Provider to vary access levels to Consumers (such as un-throttled access to resources).
Should client id be kept secret?
The Client ID is a public identifier of your application. The Client Secret is confidential and should only be used to authenticate your application and make requests to LinkedIn’s APIs. When creating a native mobile application, do not store it locally on a mobile device.
Is consumer key secret?
Consumer secret is the consumer “password” that is used, along with the consumer key, to request access (i.e. authorization) to a user’s resources from a service provider. Access token is what is issued to the consumer by the service provider once the consumer completes authorization.
How do I get a secret consumer key?
How do I get a Twitter Consumer Key and Consumer Secret key?
- Supply the necessary required fields, accept the Terms Of Service, and solve the CAPTCHA.
- Submit the form.
- Go to the API Keys tab, there you will find your Consumer key and Consumer secret keys.
What is the client secret in OAuth 2.0?
Client Secret. The client_secret is a secret known only to the application and the authorization server. It must be sufficiently random to not be guessable, which means you should avoid using common UUID libraries which often take into account the timestamp or MAC address of the server generating it.
Is there a bug in the OAuth spec?
Therefore I totally agree with your second point and find it a big “bug” in OAuth spec. Point being “App doesn’t get access to users credentials” in the spec is just a dream and gives users false sense of security… Also I guess people are usually suspicions when app asks them for their Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox or other credentials.
Where does the authorization code go in OAuth?
Then the authorization code will be sent from user’s browser to the redirect URL, and the client is supposed to be listening at the redirect URL to receive the authorization code. (The redirect URL can be localhost too, and I figured that this is a typical way that a “public client” receives authorization code.)
Is it safe to use OAuth as a proxy?
In that case they are not implementing the spec properly and you should A not use that service (not likely) or B try to secure token using some obfuscating methods to make it harder to find or use your server as a proxy.