A short and sweet session focussed on working OAuth and AIR. We will look at the concept of OAuth and how to get it working with an Adobe AIR app. We will walk through the code of a simple app, that makes a call to a OAuth based service and retrieves information. OAuth is an open protocol to allow secure API authorization in a simple and standard method from desktop and web applications. More and more popular web based services are adopting OAuth to keep their open and secure.

1. @udayms Enter the
world of
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0Auth & AIR
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2. • UX/UI Evangelist
• Owns Prototyping @ Yahoo! India
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3. In the Beginning
API.execute(userName, passWord);
Or in other words…
API.execute(“give me ur life”);
// and trust me to not use it or sell it later so that someone else can
F&*$K you completely!
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4. PLAXO
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5. This even used to have a name!!
Password
Anti-Pattern
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7. OAuth
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8. Like a
VALET KEY
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9. OAuth
Google AuthSub + aol
OpenAuth + Yahoo BBAuth +
Upcoming api + Flickr api +
Amazon Web Services api +
others
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10. Is…
Open, generic
Standard for
API access
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11. Is…
authorization
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12. Is…
not
(authentication)
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13. How did it
start? Blain Cook,
& Others
start looking at
OpenId for API Services
They realize a need for a
solution & start working on it
Dewitt Clinton from Google
begins supporting the effort
Oauth core draft 1.0 released.
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14. Why?
“…these days, everyone wants to build an App
Store. Because every access key is a license that
you can turn on and off, OAuth makes it easier
for your integrations to generate revenue, and
that means more and better integrations…”
-Sunir Shah (FreshBooks)
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16. December
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18. Service Provider provides your app with Keys & Secrets to uniquely
identify it.
Your users who already have an account with Service Provider.
They will approve your application’s request for information.
Your application that is registered with your service provider and
used by your users. Your application also stored your credentials
internally.
Your Oauth layer
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19. First Handshake
Your Application
Service Provider
Your Users
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20. Next time…
Service Provider Your Application Your Users
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21. Your Application
Facebook
OAuth
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22. Dude…
My
user
wants
Sure.
Send
him
along.
access
to
his
stuff
on
Btw,
I
only
speak
Oauth.
your
server.
Your Application
Facebook
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23. Your Application
Facebook
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24. What’s
your
Pasword?
PASSWORD1234@34
Your Application
Facebook
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25. Gr8!
Here’s
your
token!
Your Application
Facebook
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26. Perfect!
Your Application
Facebook
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27. Dude!!
Here’s
my
user’s
credenVals,
Sure.
Here
you
go!!!
give
me
stuff!
Your Application
Facebook
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35. Code Ranger OAuth Library
http://www.coderanger.com/blog/?p=59
as3corelib
https://github.com/mikechambers/as3corelib
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36. Twitter @udayms
Blog acrossthinlines.com
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/udayms
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37. Sources I ripped off from…
• Slideshare: factoryjoe/oauth-ftw-presentation
• Slideshare: kellan/advanced-oauth-wrangling
• Slideshare: mbleigh/the-present-future-of-oauth
• http://dev.twitter.com/pages/auth
• Google Images
• Flickr
• Oauth.net
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