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mod_http_oauth2: Tweak wording in README to point out that this is an AS
author Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
date Sat, 09 Sep 2023 22:51:25 +0200
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11 ## Introduction 11 ## Introduction
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13 This module implements an [OAuth2](https://oauth.net/2/)/[OpenID Connect 13 This module implements an [OAuth2](https://oauth.net/2/)/[OpenID Connect
14 (OIDC)](https://openid.net/connect/) provider HTTP frontend on top of 14 (OIDC)](https://openid.net/connect/) Authorization Server on top of
15 Prosody's usual internal authentication backend. 15 Prosody's usual internal authentication backend.
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17 OAuth and OIDC are web standards that allow you to provide clients and 17 OAuth and OIDC are web standards that allow you to provide clients and
18 third-party applications limited access to your account, without sharing your 18 third-party applications limited access to your account, without sharing your
19 password with them. 19 password with them.