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    What is OAuth 1.0?
    • 08 Feb 2024
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    What is OAuth 1.0?


    Article summary

    OAuth 1.0 is a token-based authentication method supported for HTTP Connectors. It provides an application with an access token for request authentication.

    This methos uses HMAC-SHA signature strings. These strings hash the algorithms used to generate the signature for the request.

    Components

    • User - person who wants to get access
    • Consumer - application or website that uses OAuth to access the Service Provider (Tulip)
    • Service Provider - web application that allows access via OAuth (Netsuite)
    • Protected Resource - data the user wants to access

    Tokens

    OAuth 1.0 uses a request token and access token.

    • Request Token - a token containing Consumer Key and Consumer Secret used to ask the service for authorization
    • Access Token - a token used to access the resource

    Additionally, long-lived tokens, typically valid for a year or more

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