OAuth QA

MySpace Tools

In order to use the MySpace OAuth Testing Tool:

  1. Need to have registered myspace account.
  2. Need to apply to build apps on the MySpace Developer Platform.

Google Tools

Google?s OAuth playground tool can be tried here.

Register your domain in Google

In order to use the tool, you need to register the web application as domain:

  1. Login at your gmail account
  2. Go to https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageDomains
  3. Enter in the field for ex. the QA server ec2-67-202-42-146.compute-1.amazonaws.com and click the "Add Domain" button.
    1. Note: for now registered domains cannot be deleted ( not supported from the Google UI)
  4. As result the domain will be created and the manage domain page will be opened. Here you need to verify you have admin privileges by choosing verification method
  5. Choose "Upload an HTML file" and follow further the instructions.
  6. Once the file is put in the correct server root, you should get the confirmation page:
  7. Click the "Agree .." buttons.
  8. As result will be additional setting page you need to change. Type in for "Target URL path prefix:": http://ec2-67-202-42-146.compute-1.amazonaws.com/ods
  9. Click the "Save" button.
  10. As result will be shown the generated OAuth Consumer Secret for the OAuth Consumer Key: ec2-67-202-42-146.compute-1.amazonaws.com: 

    OAuth Consumer Key:  	 ec2-67-202-42-146.compute-1.amazonaws.com
OAuth Consumer Secret: 	uEkfBvpMhTTT/VyFItEnEYt4

  11. Also will be shown "test" link "Test your AuthSub? registration here". Click it.
  12. As result will be opened new window with OAuth request
  13. Click the "Grant Access" button.
  14. As result will be redirected to http://ec2-67-202-42-146.compute-1.amazonaws.com/ods/
  15. Now lets return to our initial window and click there the button "Save".
  16. Note that already is shown for the domain that is "Active":

The Playground Tool qa steps

Let's try the playground tool:

  1. Go to http://googlecodesamples.com/oauth_playground/
  2. Select Scope, for ex. check the check-box for "Blogger".
  3. Change oauth_signature_method to HMAC-SHA1
  4. Enter for "oauth_consumer_key": ec2-67-202-42-146.compute-1.amazonaws.com
  5. Enter for "consumer secret" the value generated from above.
  6. Click the "Request token" button.
  7. As result will get Response with Status Ok
    • here is the Signature base string: 

      GET&https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Faccounts%2FOAuthGetRequestToken&oauth_consumer_key
%3Dec2-67-202-42-146.compute-.amazonaws.com%26oauth_nonce%3D60f50c8800b2f52807732ca1ae3855ef
%26oauth_signature_method%3DHMACSHA1%26oauth_timestamp%3D1224191856%26oauth_version%3D1.0
%26scope%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.blogger.com%252Ffeeds%252F

    • here is the Authorization header: 

      Authorization: OAuth oauth_version="1.0",
oauth_nonce="60f50c8800b2f52807732ca1ae3855ef",
oauth_timestamp="1224191856", 
oauth_consumer_key="ec2-67-202-42-146.compute-1.amazonaws.com", 
oauth_signature_method="HMAC-SHA1", 
oauth_signature="nohPMCw%2BMrO8%2FwslS4oEm2wfuhg%3D"

    • here is the Response body: 

      HTTP/1.1 200 OK  
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8  
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:17:37 GMT  
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff  
Expires: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:17:37 GMT  
Cache-Control: private, max-age=0  
Content-Length: 76  
Server: GFE/1.3     
 oauth_token=COW3iN_7HxCXqfuzAQ&oauth_token_secret=ulsD7N5SuY16qC%2FvY2Sdk3AS

  8. And also in the "Get the Token" section now will be active the "Authorize" button. Click it.
  9. As result will be shown the authentication page where you need to click the "Grant Access" button:
  10. As result now in the "Get the Token" section will be active the "Access token" button. Click it.
  11. As result the access_token will be obtained:
  12. Click the "available feeds" button marked as 6.
  13. As result in the "Response" body section will be shown: 

    Blogger  
http://www.blogger.com/feeds/default/blogs  
http://www.blogger.com/feeds/<blogID>/posts/default  
http://www.blogger.com/feeds/<blogID>/[<postID>]/comments/default

  14. Copy the 1st URL and paste in the field after the method GET.
  15. Click "execute".
  16. As result will find your blogs, post, info at Blogger, surprised? :) :

References

CategoryVirtuoso CategoryODS