Tuesday, September 3, 2013

OAuth implicit and authentication code grants are for the WebUI to use. This is because the userId translation need not be visible to user or clients. WebUI testing covers the implicit and authentication code grants. Its the webUI that makes sure the redirects are forwarded to the right clients. This could be done with the uri parameter, state and possibly callbacks.  If the clients are not secured, the bearer token could land to a phishing client. If the phishing client hijacks the token, it can easily use that to access protected resources. This is a security vulnerability.

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