E4/EAS/Authentication

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.

• Secure storage reference
• Secure storage development overview
• Developing with Secure Storage
• How secure storage works
• Secure Storage Architecture

e4 (Java)

Need to review the AC's meeting minutes prior to the creation of this e4 API.