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philipkd
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8 years ago

What is the purpose of APP_SECRET in v2?

I'm migrating Permanote (formerly Nebulous Notes) to v2, and in doing some housekeeping, I noticed that the APP_SECRET is not used anywhere. I've been getting by without it for a couple of months now. I also checked the DBRoulette sample app, and it too doesn't seem to use the Secret.

 

Is this something to do with 0Auth2 not needing it? I'm just curious, so I can remove it from my code for good if it's truly un-needed. Or maybe I do need it?

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    That's correct, when using the OAuth 2 'token' flow, such as in client-side apps like on iOS, the app secret is not necessary.

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