Re: [OAUTH-WG] Client cannot specify the token type it needs

Well, if RS could specify token type, then Client could transfer it to AS, 

I think, but it is not a good idea for client itself to specify the token 
type. 

Prabath Siriwardena <prabath@wso2.com> 写于 2013-01-21 13:29:05:

> Think about a distributed setup. You have single Authorization 
> Server and multiple Resource Servers.
> 
> Although OAuth nicely decouples AS from RS - AFAIK there is no 
> standard established for communication betweens AS and RS - how to 
> declare metadata between those.
> 
> Also there can be Resource Servers which support multiple token 
> types. It could vary on APIs hosted in a given RS.
> 
> Thanks & regards,
> -Prabath
> 
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 10:48 AM, <zhou.sujing@zte.com.cn> wrote:
> 
> The token type shoulbe decided by resource server, which consumes 
> access token. 
> Client just re-tell the requested token type to AS. 
> Client should not specify the token type. 
> 
> 
> oauth-bounces@ietf.org 写于 2013-01-21 13:08:39:
> 
> 
> > This is true.  It's possible for the AS to vary it's behavior on 
> > scope name, but it's presumed the AS and RS have an agreement of 
> > what token type is in play.  Likely a good extension to the spec.
> 
> > 
> > From: Prabath Siriwardena <prabath@wso2.com>
> > To: "oauth@ietf.org WG" <oauth@ietf.org> 
> > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 7:28 PM
> > Subject: [OAUTH-WG] Client cannot specify the token type it needs
> 
> > 
> > Although token type is extensible according to the OAuth core 
> > specification - it is fully governed by the Authorization Server. 
> > 
> > There can be a case where a single AS supports multiple token types 
> > based on client request. 
> > 
> > But currently we don't have a way the client can specify (or at 
> > least suggest) which token type it needs in the OAuth access 
tokenrequest ?
> > 
> > Is this behavior intentional ? or am I missing something... 
> > 
> > Thanks & Regards,
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