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What is OAuth authentication?

I am developing an iGoogle Gadget. I have to access the spreadsheet data of logged in user. How do I implement an OAuth for it?

Solution

  • OAuth is just an API that Google gives out to developers to let them authenticate Google accounts in other manners other than just going on google.com - for example through a programmatic way.

    Authentication is the basis of it, but through OAuth you're able to retrieve lots of information from a specific Google account (calendar info, contacts etc.)

    To implement this you would need to read more on their website: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2