Google oAuth 2.0 API now integrated with LoginRadius SaaS solution

Google is one of the leading ID provider in the Social Login space as over 20% end-users prefer Google ID to log in to third party site; hence, most of the website owners want to integrate Google authentication on their sites. Google is taking initiative in this process and recently launched enhanced version of their API and moved to oAuth version 2.0. Google has added lots of new features in terms of API permission and user profile data resulting into quicker authentication/registration process on your website.

Being a leading Social Infrastructure via SaaS, LoginRadius has also integrated latest Google oAuth 2.0 API in its Core Engine. The beauty of LoginRadius SaaS solution is that our customers need not to worry about changes/upgradation in ID Providers’ APIs, as we keep our service updated and they need not to do anything at their ends.

Earlier Google was using oAuth 1.0 protocol, but our transition from Google OAuth 1.o to Google OAuth 2.0 will not affect the existing 1000s website owners. New users can use oAuth 2.0 with all the features while existing users can migrate to new Google API version, when they are ready for it.

So what does oAuth-2.0 bring to the website owners and end-users:

• Users have more transparency and control over profile data.
• Improved and enhanced login interface.
• More secure and safer data transfer.
• Users can see what data are being shared with website owners.
• Quick and easy setup of Google App.
• Deliver extended user profile data and permissions.

If you wanted to know more about oAuth 2.0, see Google’s official website. For oAuth protocol information, please see the protocol standard.

What do you think about Google’s transition from oAuth 1.0 to 2.0?

Best wishes,
LoginRadius Team

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About LoginRadius

LoginRadius is a Canadian based startup that offers the most innovative and the best quality social infrastructure – Social Login, Social Sharing, User Profile Data, Social Analytics, Social Counter and Single Sign-on. In short span of 11 months, we have over 25,000 customers using our services. Our website has gained the popularity of Global Alexa rank of 25,000 (as of Oct, 2012) and also made no. 36 in the list of Canada’s Top 100 Startups. We are partner with Mozilla, Microsoft, DynDNS, X-Cart etc.

We offer social login, user profile data, social analytics and social sharing for your websites. You can integrate our services through our plugin for WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, osCommerce, DotNetNuke, PrestaShop, Zen Cart, Magento, X-Cart, BlogEngine, Vanilla Forum; and our SDKs for PHP, .NET, Java, Python, ASP, Ruby on Rails, NodeJS.

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