[OAUTH-WG] On Client credentials.
Savita D <savitad.2007@googlemail.com> Mon, 09 March 2015 00:21 UTC
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Hi, Its really good to see this separation of authorization from application. While I was going through the spec, I could not understand the motive of client credentials. Why is there a Client credentials authorization grant? Please explain with some example. Thanks in advance. Savita.
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