Configuration based client for OAuth authorization with arbitrary services and applications

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable hardware storage device having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code executable by a processor to perform an operation for generic authentication with arbitrary services, the operation comprising:
• receiving, from a first applications by a generic client library, a request to authorize with a first service, of a plurality of services, using OAuth protocol;
• identifying in a configuration file, by the generic client library, a set of parameters specific to an implementation of the OAuth protocol provided by the first service, wherein the set of parameters includes a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) input method used by the implementation of the OAuth protocol provided by the first service;
• generating, by the generic client library, a first HTTP request based on the set of parameters specific to the implementation of the OAuth protocol provided by the first service, wherein the generated first HTTP request uses the HTTP input method specified in the set of parameters identified in the configuration file;
• and authorizing, by the generic client library, the first application with the first service via the OAuth protocol using the generated first HTTP request.

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing one or more instructions which, when executed by the processor, performs an operation for generic authentication with arbitrary services, the operation comprising:
• receiving, from a first application, by a generic client library, a request to authorize with a first service, of a plurality of services, using the OAuth protocol;
• identifying in a configuration file, by the generic client library, a set of parameters specific to an implementation of the OAuth protocol provided by the first service, wherein the set of parameters includes a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) input method used by the implementation of the OAuth protocol provided by the first service;
• generating, by the generic client library, a first HTTP request based on the set of parameters specific to the implementation of the OAuth protocol provided by the first service, wherein the generated first HTTP request uses the HTTP input method specified in set of parameters identified in the configuration file;
• and
• authorizing, by the generic client library, the first application with the first service via the OAuth protocol using the generated first HTTP request.