{"_id":"573f616a7eeb8b190094cb32","user":"566efeab7ffa002300c3cd06","category":{"_id":"5622fde7de7dc01700c6dd5f","pages":["5622fe48d51d480d0064fc77","5623104906481c0d00e53162","56231066de7dc01700c6dd65","5627f69388948617002a0996"],"project":"556cd8aec14029190092d292","__v":4,"version":"556cd8aec14029190092d295","sync":{"url":"","isSync":false},"reference":false,"createdAt":"2015-10-18T02:03:19.875Z","from_sync":false,"order":3,"slug":"authentication-and-authorization","title":"Authentication and Authorization"},"__v":11,"parentDoc":null,"project":"556cd8aec14029190092d292","version":{"_id":"556cd8aec14029190092d295","__v":14,"project":"556cd8aec14029190092d292","createdAt":"2015-06-01T22:11:58.756Z","releaseDate":"2015-06-01T22:11:58.756Z","categories":["556cd8afc14029190092d296","55ca5a55241e790d004f47ea","55dc9fdb4f535537007da1b2","55dc9fdfc755b63700dc843c","55fdb08c4bebdf17004130d4","560ef4c2a36c610d00e7013e","5613db296a092921004c30c2","56156581dc8aea0d002475e8","56169d1ee98f5517005627a8","5622fde7de7dc01700c6dd5f","56cf75f3336aa60b0086a495","5818f3c02093901b00bcf91a","582f7ff88ea0800f0035639a","583f30c110448a2500dd990f"],"is_deprecated":false,"is_hidden":false,"is_beta":false,"is_stable":true,"codename":"","version_clean":"1.0.0","version":"1.0"},"updates":["58bee6485f8bcd3b00e1d783"],"next":{"pages":[],"description":""},"createdAt":"2016-05-20T19:11:38.372Z","link_external":false,"link_url":"","githubsync":"","sync_unique":"","hidden":false,"api":{"results":{"codes":[]},"settings":"","auth":"required","params":[],"url":""},"isReference":false,"order":4,"body":"## Is this the right flow for you?\n\nBefore you get started, let's make sure this is the right approach for you. [Learn more at: How should I authenticate?](doc:how-should-i-authenticate) \n\n## Let's get started\n\n**All apps need to be [registered first](https://reverb.com/apps/new)**\n\nA registered OAuth application is assigned a unique Client ID and Client Secret. The Client Secret should not be shared.\n\nThe code below will show the basic actions required to complete the OAuth2 Implicit Flow. There are libraries for most languages that make generating the redirect URLs and posting back for the token very easy. Here are a few: [Ruby](https://github.com/intridea/oauth2), [PHP](https://github.com/fkooman/php-oauth-client), [.NET](https://github.com/titarenko/OAuth2)\n[block:api-header]\n{\n \"type\": \"basic\",\n \"title\": \"1. Redirect users to Reverb to request access.\"\n}\n[/block]\nYour app should provide a button with the title \"Login with Reverb.com\" or similar. This button should link to the following url:\n```\nhttps://reverb.com/oauth/authorize?client_id=[your-client-id]&redirect_uri=[your-callback-url]&response_type=token&scope=read_listings+write_listings\n```\n\nExplanation of params:\n[block:parameters]\n{\n \"data\": {\n \"0-0\": \"client_id\",\n \"h-0\": \"Param Name\",\n \"h-1\": \"Type\",\n \"h-2\": \"Description\",\n \"0-1\": \"string\",\n \"0-2\": \"**Required**. The client ID is a unique id assigned to your application when you register it with Reverb. View your ClientID at https://reverb.com/my/api_settings by clicking the details link for your app.\",\n \"1-0\": \"redirect_uri\",\n \"1-1\": \"string\",\n \"1-2\": \"**Required**. The URL where Reverb will redirect once the user authorizes your app. This should look something like https://yourdomain.com/auth/reverb/success\",\n \"2-0\": \"scope\",\n \"2-1\": \"string\",\n \"2-2\": \"Optional. A list of oauth scopes that your application requires on the user's behalf. The list is delimited by spaces, which is URI encoded as `+`. For example, an app that wants to read the user's listings and update them should use the scope: `read_listings+write_listings`. By default you will only get read access to the user's information.\\n\\n[List of all OAuth Scopes](doc:oauth-scopes)\",\n \"3-0\": \"response_type\",\n \"3-1\": \"string\",\n \"3-2\": \"**Required**. Should be set to `token`.\",\n \"4-0\": \"state\",\n \"4-1\": \"string\",\n \"4-2\": \"Optional. This parameter will be delivered back to you during the redirect. You should use this to set a randomly generated unguessable string so that you can validate the request for additional security in step 3.\"\n },\n \"cols\": 3,\n \"rows\": 5\n}\n[/block]\n\n[block:api-header]\n{\n \"type\": \"basic\",\n \"title\": \"2. User authorizes application\"\n}\n[/block]\nThe user will be presented with a screen that looks similar to this:\n[block:image]\n{\n \"images\": [\n {\n \"image\": [\n \"https://files.readme.io/5kFGgdfROmpGfuauNqvG_OAuth_authorize_required.png\",\n \"OAuth_authorize_required.png\",\n \"1284\",\n \"634\",\n \"#5bb35c\",\n \"\"\n ]\n }\n ]\n}\n[/block]\n\n[block:api-header]\n{\n \"type\": \"basic\",\n \"title\": \"3. User is redirected back to your redirect_uri with a token\"\n}\n[/block]\nThe user's browser will be redirected back to your site with a your oauth code. The url will look something like this:\n```\nhttps://yoursite.com/auth/reverb/success#access_token=12345abcdefg&state=yourstate\n```\n\nIf you supplied a `state` parameter in step 1, this is a good time to validate that the state you got back is the same as you requested. If it's not, the request originated with a third party and should be ignored. [Read more about CSRF protection with the state parameter.](http://www.twobotechnologies.com/blog/2014/02/importance-of-state-in-oauth2.html) \n[block:api-header]\n{\n \"type\": \"basic\",\n \"title\": \"5. Use the token in subsequent requests to Reverb\"\n}\n[/block]\nNow you should set your client's headers to contain the given token in the `Authorization` header in every API request you make, using the OAuth Bearer token format:\n[block:code]\n{\n \"codes\": [\n {\n \"code\": \"curl -XGET https://api.reverb.com/api/some/thing -H \\\"Authorization: Bearer [your token]\\\"\\n\",\n \"language\": \"curl\"\n }\n ]\n}\n[/block]","excerpt":"","slug":"apps-that-cannot-store-their-oauth-token","type":"basic","title":"Client-side apps that cannot securely store secrets (OAuth2 Implicit Flow)"}