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webhamster

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    Comment #47647522

    German implementer here. We have to use some kind of attestation mechanism per the eIDAS implementing acts. That doesn't work without operating system support. The initial limitati…

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    Comment #35733357

    For starters, without restrictions on the redirect URI, I (as the attacker) can just redirect a user to the authorization endpoint with a client ID of a trustworthy client, a redir…

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    Comment #35724296

    That's not correct. There are a number of attacks that can be mitigated by both, but PKCE serves as a very effective defense in case an authorization code leaks to an attacker. Suc…

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    Comment #22355541

    Can we finally stop conflating an encoding/signature/encryption method with a transport/storage mechanism?!

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    Comment #20860006

    Quote: The resource owner password credentials grant MUST NOT be used. This grant type insecurely exposes the credentials of the resource owner to the client. Even if the client is…

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    Comment #20859991

    FYI, the IETF plans to deprecate the Resource Owner Password Credentials Grant you are talking about [1]. [1] https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-oauth-security-topics

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    Comment #20332955

    There is no issuer in OAuth. Therefore, the distinct-redirect-URI solution is the most universal.

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    Comment #20332951

    Also, we now have formal proofs for the security of the OAuth and OIDC protocols.

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    Comment #20327743

    Does Hydra follow the OAuth Security BCP ( https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-oauth-security-topics... )? I do not see PKCE or mix-up mitigation mentioned, for example.

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