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Michael Lazar
2015-09-20 23:30:17 -07:00
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$ export BROWSER=w3m
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OAuth
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Authentication
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OAuth support allows you to use reddit to authenticate on non-reddit websites and applications [#]_. OAuth replaces the deprecated cookie-based username/password authentication.
RTV use OAuth [#]_. to facilitate logging into your reddit user account. This means that you never have to give your username and password directly to RTV.
RTV's login process follows the steps below:
RTV's login process follows these steps:
1. You initiate a login by pressing the ``u`` key.
2. You're redirected to a webbrowser where reddit will ask you to login and authorize RTV.
3. RTV uses the generated token to login on your behalf.
4. The token is stored on your computer at ``~/.config/rtv/refresh-token`` for future sessions. You can disable this by setting ``persistent=False`` in your RTV config.
4. The token is stored on your computer at ``~/.config/rtv/refresh-token`` for future sessions. You can disable this behavior by setting ``persistent=False`` in your RTV config.
Note that RTV no longer allows you to input your username/password directly. This method of cookie based authentication has been deprecated by reddit and will not be supported in future releases [#]_.
.. [#] `<https://github.com/reddit/reddit/wiki/OAuth2>`_
.. [#] `<https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/comments/2ujhkr/important_api_licensing_terms_clarified/>`_
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