OAuth

An open authorization protocol, based on HTTP, that allows you to give a third person limited access to the protected resources of the user without having to pass a login and password. It is used for website authorization using our already existed accounts like Google, Facebook, etc.

First released2006
Developed byBlaine Cook
Latest stable versionOAuth 2
Open-sourceYes
Used byGoogle, Amazon, Microsoft

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