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| ====================== |
| Authentication Methods |
| ====================== |
| |
| .. todo:: Authentication Methods |
| |
| The CouchDB Authentication methods provide an interface for obtaining |
| session and authorization data. |
| |
| A list of the available methods and URL paths are provided below: |
| |
| +--------+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |
| | Method | Path | Description | |
| +========+=========================+===========================================+ |
| | GET | /_oauth/access_token | TBC | |
| +--------+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |
| | GET | /_oauth/authorize | TBC | |
| +--------+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |
| | POST | /_oauth/authorize | TBC | |
| +--------+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |
| | GET | /_oauth/request_token | TBC | |
| +--------+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |
| | GET | /_session | Returns cookie based login user | |
| | | | information | |
| +--------+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |
| | POST | /_session | Do cookie based user login | |
| +--------+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |
| | DELETE | /_session | Logout cookie based user | |
| +--------+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |