Re: [OAUTH-WG] OAuth Security Topics -- Recommend authorization code instead of implicit

Vladimir Dzhuvinov <vladimir@connect2id.com> Tue, 27 November 2018 15:00 UTC

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Subject: Re: [OAUTH-WG] OAuth Security Topics -- Recommend authorization code instead of implicit
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+1 to recommend the deprecation of implicit.

I don't see a compelling reason to keep implicit when there is an
established alternative that is more secure.

Our duty as WG is to give developers the best and most sensible practice.

CORS adoption is currently at 94% according to
https://caniuse.com/#feat=cors

Vladimir