Maniphest T116158

Generic token authentication for feeds
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	Oct 21 2015, 12:56 PM

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If any API URL will be convertable to a feed in the future, how is the wltoken special? Should it become a "generic" API authentication method applicable to all modules (and maybe formats?).

In some cases (see T92469) a private wiki might want to give out tokens for RecentChanges etc.

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Open	Feature	None	T5646 RSS, Atom, XML syndication feeds (tracking)
		Resolved		saper	T21056 split $wgDefaultUserOptions['rcdays'] into two variables
		Open	Feature	None	T19872 Add RSS feed as full-blown format to the API
		Declined		Anomie	T116158 Generic token authentication for feeds

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saper created this task.Oct 21 2015, 12:56 PM

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If any API URL will be convertable to a feed in the future

That seems unlikely.

Should it become a "generic" API authentication method applicable to all modules (and maybe formats?)

That seems even more unlikely. You probably want OAuth.

Thanks. I really wonder if there are RSS readers that support OAuth...

saper removed a parent task: T116157: Provide consistent error formatting for RSS/Atom feeds.Oct 22 2015, 12:25 PM

saper added a parent task: T19872: Add RSS feed as full-blown format to the API.

Aklapper removed subscribers: Anomie, • wikibugs-l-list.Oct 16 2020, 5:28 PM