Individual W. Mills
Internet-Draft Yahoo! Inc.
Intended status: Informational October 10, 2012
Expires: April 11, 2013

Link Type Registrations for OAuth 2
draft-wmills-oauth-lrdd-05.txt

Abstract

Defines link type registrations for the OAuth 2 authentication framework and OAuth 1.0a.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

This document defines the link type [RFC5988] registrations for the OAuth 2 [I-D.ietf-oauth-v2] authentication framework and for OAuth 1.0a [RFC5849]. These link types are used during the endpoint discovery process using Web Host Metadata [RFC6415] and Webfinger [I-D.ietf-appsawg-webfinger] by clients needing to discover the authorization, token, and initiation endpoints for a service or site.

2. Terminology

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].

The reader is assumed to be familiar with the terms used in the OAuth 2 and OAuth 1.0a specifcations.

3. Security Considerations

This document is informational, defining values in existing registries, and as such has no security properties to discuss.

4. IANA Considerations

4.1. Link Type Registration

Pursuant to [RFC5988] The following link type registrations [[will be]] registered by mail to link-relations@ietf.org.

4.1.1. OAuth 2 Registrations

OAuth 2 [I-D.ietf-oauth-v2] defines two endpoints which a site or domain might need to advertize via a mechanism such as Webfinger [I-D.ietf-appsawg-webfinger]. These are the user authorization endpoint (usually expected to be a web page the user interacts with) and the token endpoint used for obtaining tokens used to access other services, and are described in detail in the OAuth 2 specification.

4.1.1.1. OAuth 2 Authorization Endpoint

4.1.1.2. OAuth 2 Token Endpoint

4.1.2. OAuth 1.0a Registrations

The OAuth 1.0a [RFC5849] protocol defines three endpoints that a site supporting OAuth 1.0a might advertize via a mechanism like Webfinger: the request initiation endpoint, the authorization endpoint, and the token endpoint. Each of these are descibed in detail in the OAuth 1.0a specification.

4.1.2.1. OAuth 1.0a Request Initiation Endpoint

4.1.2.2. OAuth 1.0a Authorization Endpoint

4.1.2.3. OAuth 1.0a Token Endpoint

5. References

5.1. Normative References

[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFC5849] Hammer-Lahav, E., "The OAuth 1.0 Protocol", RFC 5849, April 2010.
[RFC5988] Nottingham, M., "Web Linking", RFC 5988, October 2010.
[I-D.ietf-oauth-v2] Hammer-Lahav, E, Recordon, D and D Hardt, "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Protocol", Internet-Draft draft-ietf-oauth-v2-25, March 2012.

5.2. Informative References

[RFC6415] Hammer-Lahav, E. and B. Cook, "Web Host Metadata", RFC 6415, October 2011.
[I-D.ietf-appsawg-webfinger] Jones, P, Salgueiro, G and J Smarr, "WebFinger", Internet-Draft draft-ietf-appsawg-webfinger-00, July 2012.

Appendix A. Document History

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Author's Address

William J. Mills Yahoo! Inc. EMail: wmills_92105@yahoo.com