Scribe Java is a code library that enables developers to interact with the LinkedIn OAuth API. It also supports OAuth 1.0a and 2.0 for other popular APIs, such as Facebook, Twitter, Evernote, and Vimeo.
Last week Facebook rolled out several platform updates pertaining to Authentication, Social Plugins and the Graph API. Several key features were added to the platform; introduction of a new access token API endpoint, the launch of the Shared Activity Plugin and real-time update settings were added to the App Dashboard.
APIMatic, SDK generator, announced that its SDKs now support OAuth 2.0. Prior to this announcement, there was minimal support for OAuth 2.0 only for authentication token headers within requests. Now, the company is moving forward with full support and continued development.
One of the more problematic elements of building any application is managing end user identities. Writing the code to manage who gets to access any given application not only is time consuming; it doesn’t usually add much in the way of unique value to the application.
