[Dr. McKay]

All Sign-In-Through-Steam functionality is done using OpenID (currently). Go login at http://translation.steampowered.com and check the URL: it starts with http://steamcommunity.com/openid

But now go to the Dota 2 store and login. The URL begins with http://steamcommunity.com/oauth

Might we see a public Steam OAuth provider at some point in the future? I'd personally love to see something that allows us to authorize users and retrieve profile information that's not accessible with the API.

Login to YourWebsite:
YourWebsite wants access to your profile information, games list, friends list, Steam inventory, and Steam trading history. Do you you wish to allow this?

[asherkin]

Originally Posted by Dr. McKay Might we see a public Steam OAuth provider at some point in the future? I'd personally love to see something that allows us to authorize users and retrieve profile information that's not accessible with the API.

I highly doubt it, using OAuth for internal-only services is a current trend, I doubt they have any plans to open it up.

[Dr. McKay]

Originally Posted by asherkin I highly doubt it, using OAuth for internal-only services is a current trend, I doubt they have any plans to open it up.

Yeah, but I hope that changes in the future!

Actually, since they already have OpenID, why would they need to set up an internal OAuth?

[asherkin]

Originally Posted by Dr. McKay Actually, since they already have OpenID, why would they need to set up an internal OAuth!

Because it allows a smooth SSO flow after authorization (although this might not be implemented yet, the spec allows for it, which OpenID doesn't).

[Dr. McKay]

Originally Posted by asherkin Because it allows a smooth SSO flow after authorization (although this might not be implemented yet, the spec allows for it, which OpenID doesn't).

Yeah, I suppose so.

Now that I think about it, why does the Dota 2 store even need you to login in the first place? It could easily just post to the Buy Now URL on Steam when you click Checkout. Shopping cart contents can be stored in cookies.

[MarcusT]

Neat!

[Dr. McKay]

[DrunkenKoZ]

I hope the steam api becomes a lot more advanced allowing us to fully integrate a steam platform into our websites.