When the client application requests authorization and access tokens it sends HTTP requests
to the authorization server, to its authorization and token endpoints. What request and response
is sent forth and back depends on the authorization grant type. Remember, the four grant types are:
The information presented in the following texts is, however, mostly a summary. In order to get all the details of what it all means, you may have to consult the OAuth 2.0 specification, or the documentation of the system (Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare etc.) you are trying to integrate with.
- Authorization Code Grant
- Implicit Grant
- Resource Owner Password Credentials Grant
- Client Credentials Grant
The information presented in the following texts is, however, mostly a summary. In order to get all the details of what it all means, you may have to consult the OAuth 2.0 specification, or the documentation of the system (Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare etc.) you are trying to integrate with.
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