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draft-ietf-oauth-v2-1.md

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process of issuance/registration and distribution of the underlying
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credentials ensures their confidentiality.
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If the client is confidential, the authorization server MAY accept any
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For confidential clients, the authorization server MAY accept any
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form of client authentication meeting its security requirements
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(e.g., password, public/private key pair).
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(e.g., client secret, public/private key pair).
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It is RECOMMENDED to use asymmetric (public-key based) methods for
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client authentication such as mTLS {{RFC8705}} or using signed JWTs
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("Private Key JWT") in accordance with {{RFC7521}}, {{RFC7523}},
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and their update {{I-D.ietf-oauth-rfc7523bis}}
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(in {{OpenID}} defined as the client authentication method `private_key_jwt`).
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(defined in {{OpenID}} as the client authentication method `private_key_jwt`).
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When such methods for client authentication are used, authorization
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servers do not need to store sensitive symmetric keys, making these
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methods more robust against a number of attacks.
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### Client Secret {#client-secret}
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To support clients in possession of a client secret,
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To support confidential clients in possession of a client secret,
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the authorization server MUST support the client including the
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client credentials in the request body content using the following
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parameters:

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