[API] Support xoauth_displayname parameter (or similar) for unregistered OAuth apps
[API] Support xoauth_displayname parameter (or similar) for unregistered OAuth apps
| Issue ID: | 2854 |
| Issue Category: | enhancement |
| Component: | api |
| Priority: | normal |
| Status: | active |
| Assigned: | zach |
| Version: | 0.9 |
| Milestone: | 1.0 |
| Keywords: | api, oauth |
For OAuth client apps using StatusNet's anonymous consumer, it would be nice to allow them to set a source attribution when requesting temporary credentials.
Currently, we allow anonymous OAuth clients to send in a "source" parameter exactly like we do for HTTP basic auth. But permanently associating a source attribution with each access token would be marginally more secure and convenient for developers.
Example: Google's OAuth let's you send in and xoauth_displayname parameter. After the user has authorized the client application, the value becomes associated with the access token. Whenever a resource is accessed with that access token, the associated attribution can be displayed to the user.
See: http://code.google.com/apis/accounts/docs/OAuth_ref.html#RequestToken

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