Re: [OAUTH-WG] OAuth2/OIDC for client-server mobile app

Dario Teixeira <dario.teixeira@nleyten.com> Thu, 26 January 2017 15:18 UTC

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Subject: Re: [OAUTH-WG] OAuth2/OIDC for client-server mobile app
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Hi,

> I'm not sure I followed due to the use of non-standard terminology...
> What do you mean by "OAuth client" - the Relying Party?  And what
> about AS? Is that the Authorization Server, Application Server,
> or what?  (One of the frustrating aspects of learning about OAuth2
> and OIDC is that not everyone uses the standard terminology.)

Btw, I strongly suspect that AS stands for OAuth2's "Authorization 
Server".
Is that correct?

Best regards,
Dario Teixeira