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Whether you develop web applications or mobile apps, the OAuth 2.0 protocol will save a lot of headaches. This concise introduction shows you how OAuth provides a single authorization technology across numerous APIs on the Web, so you can securely access users' data - such as user profiles, photos, videos, and contact lists - to improve their experience of your application.
Through code examples, step-by-step instructions, and use-case examples, you'll learn how to apply OAuth 2.0 to your server-side web application, client-side app, or mobile app. Find out what it takes to access social graphs, store data in a user's online filesystem, and perform many other tasks. Understand OAuth 2.0's role in authentication and authorization Learn how OAuth's Authorization Code flow helps you integrate data from different business applications Discover why native mobile apps use OAuth differently than mobile web apps Use OpenID Connect and eliminate the need to build your own authentication system
List of contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Server-Side Web Application Flow
Chapter 3: Client-Side Web Applications Flow
Chapter 4: Resource Owner Password Flow
Chapter 5: Client Credentials Flow
Chapter 6: Getting Access to User Data from Mobile Apps
Chapter 7: OpenID Connect Authentication
Chapter 8: Tools and Libraries
References
About the author
Ryan Boyd is a developer advocate at Google focused on enabling developers to extend Google Apps and build businesses on top of Google technology. He previously worked on OpenSocial and led the developer relations team for Google s AtomPub APIs. Prior to joining Google, Ryan worked in higher education as a web architect for RIT s central web hosting environment and as web app developer building admissions and student systems.
Summary
This book is an introduction to OAuth 2.0, an authentication and authorization protocol for the web. If you're a web application developer or mobile app developer, this book will show you the power of using OAuth to determine the identity of your users and get delegated access to their data to improve the user experience of your app.
