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wolfgang.xue-artisgroup.com - 5/19/2011 1:25:04 AM
   
Facebook Connect does not use Facebook new authentication system OAuth 2.0
I am a developer using Kentico CMS 5.5 for some web sites. I have received a letter from Facebook to ask us to upgrade the code to logon to Facebook site before September 1, 2011 using their new authentication system OAuth 2.0 which they have released around year ago. Because we are using Kentico Facebook Connect web part to do this, I was wondering whether you have an update for Facebook Connect which meets the Facebook's requirement. If not, what is the most easy way to change the current web part? Please provide me some update in this direction.

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Wolfgang

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gstaylor-sfopera - 5/25/2011 12:36:04 AM
   
RE:Facebook Connect does not use Facebook new authentication system OAuth 2.0

We're looking in to Facebook integration as well and I've been reading about the subject intensely at http://developers.facebook.com and the Javascript SDK in particular (there is one or more .net and c# sdks floating around but I'm finding the js version is easier to implement) in order to create our own controls and login/logout methods that will also utilize the Kentico API to help manage this. I'm guessing that, essentially, you let Facebook handle the login/logout (it maintains session status for you to query for state) (and FB authorization) then use Kentico for more CMS specific personalization. Plus, it can enable a much deeper marketing reach through that very popular channel.

This effort will require you to create a Facebook "application", which is your website, and it then assigns you an "App ID" and "App Secret ID" which, in pair, you can then use to access the current user public data (such as an email) for reading. Before you can do that, you'll have ask the user for authorization for specific permissions such as accessing the basic information, posting to their wall and other functions.

There's much more at the link above but it's going to require some custom work on your part. We're also still on 5.5 as well.

Is ver. 6 planning on using the new oAuth 2.0?

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kentico_borisp - 5/26/2011 7:56:38 AM
   
RE:Facebook Connect does not use Facebook new authentication system OAuth 2.0
Hello,

Regrettably, we currently don't plan to include this functionality into the 6.0 version. However, I've submitted a feature request to our project manager and if there is a time window in our tight schedule we will consider it for implementation.

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Boris Pocatko

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Jiveabillion - 2/9/2012 10:01:45 AM
   
RE:Facebook Connect does not use Facebook new authentication system OAuth 2.0
Did this make it into 6.0?

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kentico_borisp - 2/17/2012 3:25:19 AM
   
RE:Facebook Connect does not use Facebook new authentication system OAuth 2.0
Hello,

Regrettably, it didn't. I checked with our developer and currently is this a low priority feature. Try to promote this feature on the uservoice page of Kentico.

Best regards,
Boris Pocatko