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Google has been a big supporter of OAuth 2.0 and has introduced support for the authorization method for all of its web APIs earlier this year. Google recommends OAuth 2.0 over any other authorization method, but some developers still need convincing.Which is where the newly launched OAuth 2.0 Playground comes in. Th... |
9 November 2011
13:21 GMT |
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Twitter is making some changes to what type of data third-party apps can access and how users can authenticate through them. These changes ensure that Twitter apps can only access direct messages with the explicit consent of the user, but they also degrade the user experience with native third-party apps."Beginning t... |
19 May 2011
04:50 GMT |
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In addition to pushing for HTTPS, Facebook is working with Google, Yahoo and Mozilla on a specification that will protect session cookies from theft even over non-encrypted connections.Called the MAC Access Authentication, the specification is currently an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) draft and is meant to ... |
16 May 2011
00:26 GMT |
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In recent months, Google has been upping its security practices across its properties. HTTPS connections and two-step authentication are just some of the measures take to ensure that Google users and their data stay safe.Now Google is turning its attention to developers building on top of Google APIs and products and... |
17 March 2011
05:21 GMT |
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Google is announcing support for the upcoming OAuth 2.0 authorization protocol for all of its APIs. While the protocol is not yet finalized, Google is giving developers a chance to get a head start and integrate Google services and authentication into their products easier and faster.Along with the new technology, Go... |
15 March 2011
11:04 GMT |
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Twitter is now asking users who have used services promising them a higher follower count to reset their passwords. Actually, it’s not merely asking, it’s forcing these users to change their existing passwords. The reason for this is that these accounts may be vulnerable to abuse since the third-party ser... |
3 August 2010
08:43 GMT |
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Twitter is ready to make the permanent switch to the next-generation authentication system it’s been developing along with others in the industry. The microblogging service has announced that it will drop support for basic authentication from the Twitter API, opting instead for OAuth, which provides a simpler a... |
26 April 2010
03:56 GMT |
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Yahoo has finally remembered to update everyone on its latest developments for Yahoo Mail. As noted yesterday, Yahoo Mail got support for the OAuth authentication protocol a couple of weeks back, but Yahoo hadn't made any official announcement. This has been now rectified and there are even a couple of new detai... |
7 April 2010
09:52 GMT |
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The web is evolving at a fast pace, as always, and, at the moment, there are several big trends. One of them is the convergence of online identities and the need to allow various services and apps to work together. One way of enabling two services to securely share information is to implement the OAauth authenticatio... |
6 April 2010
14:21 GMT |
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Google has just announced a great, new feature in Gmail, which enables third-party apps to access your email securely using the OAuth authorization protocol. Developers can now gain access to your Gmail account without being forced to ask for your password. This creates a much safer and friendlier environment for dev... |
31 March 2010
06:07 GMT |
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Digg is planning to launch a major revamp of the site and now it's shedding more details on the login part. The site says a great focus was on supporting outside services as identity providers to make it easier for users to register for Digg. The new Digg will support five providers, though practically a lot mor... |
18 March 2010
12:36 GMT |
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Identity is becoming a crucial component online and there is a definite need for a convergence of all the different identities users have set up over the years on various websites and services. Increasingly, a number of identity providers, Facebook, Twitter, Google, are becoming the de facto standard providers. At t... |
5 January 2010
07:13 GMT |
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Online identity is one of the biggest themes on the web today and a number of providers, most notably Facebook and Google, are battling it out to become the most powerful player in the field. On the other hand, there is a great tendency towards integration and interoperability between various web services. One incre... |
22 December 2009
10:41 GMT |
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Standardized login protocols are finally becoming a real option and are finally beginning to do what they were designed to: make life easier for users. Two formats are currently battling it out, each with its own advantages, an open standard, as the name itself implies, OpenID, and a proprietary one, Facebook Connect... |
21 September 2009
07:10 GMT |
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Amazon will introduce handheld token generators as an upgrade to its authentication procedures for the Web Services section. This type of authentication provides a huge leap in security for AWS members, being inspired by the token generators used in home banking secure customer login.Amazon Web Services is a product ... |
2 September 2009
04:32 GMT |
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