!!! Overview [{$pagename}] are defined within the [OAuth 2.0] [RFCs] [OAuth 2.0] [Actors] [1] * [Resource Owner] - The [End-User] aka [Subject] - The [Entity] that is [Delegating|Delegation] to an [OAuth Client], access to a [Resource Server]. * [OAuth Client] - An [application] that is a [Relying Party] that is requesting [Authorization] to act on the [Resource Owner]’s behalf to access the [resources]. * [Authorization Server] ([AS]) - The [Entity] ([STS]) issuing [Access Tokens] and [Refresh Tokens]. * [Resource Server] - The [Entity] hosting the [Protected Resources]. (Which may be an [Application Programming Interface] or [API]) !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#1] - based loosely on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OAuth] - Retrieved 2013-03-29