Re: [OAUTH-WG] I-D Action: draft-ietf-oauth-browser-based-apps-03.txt

Aaron Parecki <aaron@parecki.com> Wed, 24 July 2019 23:19 UTC

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Subject: Re: [OAUTH-WG] I-D Action: draft-ietf-oauth-browser-based-apps-03.txt
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Hi all, thanks for the latest round of feedback. I've incorporated
these suggestions into the latest draft, -03. Here's a summary of the
changes since -02:

* Updated the historic note about the fragment URL clarifying that the
Session History API means browsers can use the unmodified
authorization code flow
* Rephrased "Authorization Code Flow" intro paragraph to better lead
into the next two sections
* Softened "is likely a better decision to avoid using OAuth entirely"
to "it may be..." for common-domain deployments
* Updated abstract to not be limited to public clients, since the
later sections talk about confidential clients
* Removed references to avoiding OpenID Connect for same-domain architectures
* Updated headers to better describe architectures (Apps Served from a
Static Web Server -> JavaScript Applications without a Backend)
* Expanded "same-domain architecture" section to better explain the
problems that OAuth has in this scenario
* Referenced Security BCP in implicit flow attacks where possible
* Minor typo corrections

I have a few open questions on this still based on discussion on the
list that there was not a clear consensus on, so I've prepared those
points to talk about during the session on Friday.

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Aaron Parecki
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Aaron Parecki
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@aaronpk



On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 7:17 PM <internet-drafts@ietf.org> wrote:
>
>
> A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts directories.
> This draft is a work item of the Web Authorization Protocol WG of the IETF.
>
>         Title           : OAuth 2.0 for Browser-Based Apps
>         Authors         : Aaron Parecki
>                           David Waite
>         Filename        : draft-ietf-oauth-browser-based-apps-03.txt
>         Pages           : 18
>         Date            : 2019-07-24
>
> Abstract:
>    This specification details the security considerations that must be
>    taken into account when developing browser-based applications, as
>    well as best practices for how they can securely implement OAuth 2.0.
>
>
> The IETF datatracker status page for this draft is:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-oauth-browser-based-apps/
>
> There are also htmlized versions available at:
> https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-oauth-browser-based-apps-03
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-oauth-browser-based-apps-03
>
> A diff from the previous version is available at:
> https://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-ietf-oauth-browser-based-apps-03
>
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