Let's clarify some of the misunderstandings around Apple's new "Sign In with Apple" feature announced at #WWDC19, a thread:
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tl;dr This is a good move for users in the iOS ecosystem, and is primarily designed as an alternative for apps that currently use "Sign in with [Facebook/Twitter/Google]" to avoid leaking sensitive user info.
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Yes, Apple is entering the OAuth ecosystem as a new identity provider. Turns out every iOS user already has an Apple account, so why not enable users to sign in with an account they already have?
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Most of the time the way apps use OAuth providers is just to identify users. This is designed to be an alternative to using Facebook/Twitter/Google for that purpose.
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Sorry @aaronpk, I got a bit confused. Maybe my question is very simple, so the purpose of login with apple is for authentication or not? You called it Oauth provider as they don't have a user_info endpoint?
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Yes it seems to be designed for authentication only. They do also return an OAuth access token and refresh, though I am not sure what you can do with that yet.
Jun 5, 2019 · 1:46 PM UTC
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