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A Truckload of OAuth Issues That Would Make Any Author Quit

New submitter DeFender1031 writes "Several months ago, when Eran Hammer ragequit the OAuth project, many people thought he was simply being overly dramatic, given that he gave only vague indications of what went wrong. Since then, and despite that, many companies have been switching to OAuth, citing it as a 'superior form of secure authentication.' But a fresh and objective look at the protocol highlights the significant design flaws in the system and sheds some light on what might have led to its creator's departure."

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  1. host troll by Dark$ide · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why does /. allow that troll to keep posting that shit? What happened to any form of moderation and control on here?

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  2. Genius by Synerg1y · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Step one: Make digital card game.
    Step two: Print cards and sell them.
    Step three: Profit more from WOW.

  3. brain asplode! by Thud457 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    oh man, that incredible interminable list of responses is almost as funny as the original post. This is getting to be truly epic. If there were and admins around any more that gave a damn, expect some ham-handed attempt at anti-trolling code soon -- that'll fuck /. up ever further for everybody else.

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