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An access token is an object encapsulating the security identity of a process or thread. [1] A token is used to make security decisions and to store tamper-proof information about some system entity. While a token is generally used to represent only security information, it is capable of holding additional free-form data that can be attached ...
JSON Web Token (JWT, suggested pronunciation / dʒ ɒ t /, same as the word "jot" [1]) is a proposed Internet standard for creating data with optional signature and/or optional encryption whose payload holds JSON that asserts some number of claims.
Designed specifically to work with Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), OAuth essentially allows access tokens to be issued to third-party clients by an authorization server, with the approval of the resource owner. The third party then uses the access token to access the protected resources hosted by the resource server. [2]
Microsoft Exchange Server uses a proprietary remote procedure call (RPC) protocol called MAPI/RPC, [13] which was designed to be used by Microsoft Outlook. Clients capable of using the proprietary features of Exchange Server include Evolution, [14] Hiri and Microsoft Outlook. Thunderbird can access Exchange server via the Owl Plugin. [15]
JWS can be used for applications in which digitally signed information must be sent in a machine-readable format, such as e-commerce.For example, say a user named Bob is browsing widget prices on a web site (widgets.com), and wishes to get a quote on one of them.
Exchange ActiveSync (commonly known as EAS) is a proprietary protocol by Microsoft, designed for the synchronization of email, contacts, calendar, tasks, and notes from a messaging server to a smartphone or other mobile devices. The protocol also provides mobile device management and policy controls. The protocol is based on XML.
X.400 is a suite of ITU-T recommendations that define the ITU-T Message Handling System (MHS).. At one time, the designers of X.400 were expecting it to be the predominant form of email, but this role has been taken by the SMTP-based Internet e-mail. [1]
In a typical OAuth flow: A resource owner (RO), a human who uses a client application, is redirected to an authorization server (AS) to log in and consent to the issuance of an access token. This access token allows the client application to gain API access to the resource server (RS) on the resource owner's behalf in the future, likely in a ...