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Revision as of 15:30, 23 October 2009
Status: no progress yet
A component should be able to request authentication in a way that the end user perceives as consistent.
Since each back end will have different requirements with respect to authentication, we probably need to support multiple mechanisms.
See also: OAuth in the OpenSocial Gadgets spec
Eclipse 3.x API
The org.eclipse.equinox.security and other associated bundles provides an authentication mechanism for the storage of passwords.