OAuth is well established as the go to protocol for API security, but there are still a few application types out there that struggle to securely fit into the OAuth story. This includes devices where user input is tricky, where data entry uses a tv remote control, and everyone gets to see you slowly type in your password. Or devices where there is no browser, where the dreaded Resource Owner Password Credentials grant type still reigns.
Finally, there is a solution, with the all new Device flow for OAuth, specially designed for browserless platforms or devices with limited input methods. In this talk we’ll see the device flow in action by extending IdentityServer 4, an open source OpenID Connect and OAuth written in .NET, and look at how it is an improvement on existing solutions using real world scenarios where it should be used.
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