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OAuth2 Sample for Desktop Applications

Sep 21 '16 at 17:58

Here are samples for doing OAuth2 authorization in a desktop application (using Chilkat) for Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Salesforce, and GitHub. The technique should be usable for other providers..

OAuth2 for C# Desktop Applications for Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Salesforce, and GitHub

OAuth2 for VB.NET Desktop Applications for Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Salesforce, and GitHub

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Answer

One reason for the example is that it can be translated into many different programming languages, as long as there's an ability to popup or embed a web browser. This particular example uses a asynchronous listener where a TaskCompleted event is fired when the embedded browser makes the callback.