# HG changeset patch # User JC Brand # Date 1528967610 0 # Node ID 1a1affd22f7415858cf50bb2d78629943fee61f8 # Parent d2bf9c8be3a313c925dbe329afa420443a753a76 mod_auth_oauthbearer: expand intro to mention when/how you'd use this diff -r d2bf9c8be3a3 -r 1a1affd22f74 mod_auth_oauthbearer/README.markdown --- a/mod_auth_oauthbearer/README.markdown Thu Jun 14 09:11:03 2018 +0000 +++ b/mod_auth_oauthbearer/README.markdown Thu Jun 14 09:13:30 2018 +0000 @@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ This is an authentication module for the SASL OAUTHBEARER mechanism, as provided by `mod_sasl_oauthbearer`. +You can use this to log in via OAuth, for example if you want your user's to log in with Github, Twitter, Reddit etc. + +The XMPP client needs get an OAuth token from the provider (e.g. Github) and send that to Prosody. +This module will then verify that token by calling the `oauth_url` you've configured. + Configuration =============