=== OAuth ===

{{tag>technical_standards AAI}}

| Status | Released |
| Body | [[IETF|IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)]] |
| URL | http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749 |
| Source | |

OAuth is an open standard for authorization, providing methods to access server resources on behalf of a resource owner. The OAuth 2.0 authorization framework enables third-party applications to obtain limited access to HTTP services, either on behalf of resource owners by orchestrating approval interaction between the resource owner and the HTTP service, or by allowing third-party applications to obtain access on their own behalf.