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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...
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    Greg-DB
    8 years ago
    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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Greg-DB
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8 years ago
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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    philipkd
    Collaborator | Level 8
    8 years ago
    Thanks for the quick reply Greg!
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    philipkd
    Collaborator | Level 8
    8 years ago

    Follow-up question:

     

    The Obj-C SDK suggests running this line for migration:

     

    [DBClientsManager checkAndPerformV1TokenMigration:]

    However, I don't see that in the SDK code.

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