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Overview
Developed byInternet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
LicenseOpen Standard
Open source✓ Open Source
Use caseauthorization framework for third-party access to user resources
Technical
Protocols
HTTPS
Integrates with
OpenID Connect
Knowledge graph stats
Claims31
Avg confidence95%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated yesterday
WikidataQ97371579
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OAuth 2.0

concept

Industry-standard authorization framework for delegated API access

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defined in rfc

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
RFC 6749○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

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authorization framework for third-party access to user resources○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Authorization framework for third-party application access○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Authorization framework for third-party applications○UnverifiedHighFresh1
authorization framework for delegated access to APIs and resources○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports flow type

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
implicit flow○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Authorization Code Flow○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Client Credentials Flow○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supersedes

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OAuth 1.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1

specification type

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
RFC 6749○UnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
true○UnverifiedHighFresh1

used by

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Clerk○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Auth0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Facebook Login○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Twitter API○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Google APIs○UnverifiedHighFresh1
GitHub API○UnverifiedHighFresh1

first released

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2012○UnverifiedHighFresh1

standardized by

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IETF○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed by

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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Internet Engineering Task Force○UnverifiedHighFresh1
IETF OAuth Working Group○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

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HTTPS○UnverifiedHighFresh1

successor of

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OAuth 1.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1

published year

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2012○UnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

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Open Standard○UnverifiedHighFresh1

extended by

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RFC 7636 (PKCE)○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

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bearer token authentication○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

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OpenID Connect○UnverifiedHighFresh1

alternative to

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SAML authentication○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
SAML○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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Commonly Used With

OpenID Connect

Related entities

Claim count: 31Last updated: 4/9/2026Edit history