This article explains the recent changes made to Google OpenID and OAuth 2.0 along with the corresponding updates to the 3.0.0 RC release of Google OAuth middleware.
Here we will first look at the experience of using Google OAuth middleware in an MVC application with the OWIN 2.1.0 release bits. We will then explain the current changes to Google OAuth API and implications on applications that would continue to use the 2.1.0 version of the packages. Finally we will look at the changes made in the recent 3.0.0 RC release of Google middleware.
Deprecated Google OpenID 2.0In the Visual Studio 2013 RTM and Update 1 releases, the MVC web applications template using Individual Authentication used Google OpenID by default. The below code (found in Startup.Auth class) registered the middleware
app.UseGoogleAuthentication();As of April 20, 2014 the Open ID was deprecated by Google and hence using Googl ...
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