[OAUTH-WG] BCP 247, RFC 10027 on Best Current Practice for Security of Cross-Device Flows

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        BCP 247
        RFC 10027

        Title:      Best Current Practice for Security of Cross-Device Flows
        Author:     P. Kasselman,
                    D. Fett,
                    F. Skokan
        Status:     Best Current Practice
        Stream:     IETF
        Date:       August 2026
        Mailbox:    prkasselman@gmail.com,
                    mail@danielfett.de,
                    panva.ip@gmail.com
        Pages:      50

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-oauth-cross-device-security-16

        URL:        https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc10027

        DOI:        10.17487/RFC10027

This document describes threats against cross-device flows along with practical mitigations, protocol selection guidance, and a summary of formal analysis results identified as relevant to the security of cross-device flows. It serves as a security guide to system designers, architects, product managers, security specialists, fraud analysts, and engineers implementing cross-device flows.

This document is a product of the Web Authorization Protocol Working Group of the IETF.

BCP: This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the
Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
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