A paper on how Thunderbird does OAuth2

[T]

Hi All,

Is there a paper out there somewhere that describes
how Thunderbird does OAuth2 authentication with SMTP
servers? A framework they follow?

Many thanks,
-T

[Jeff Barnett]

Look at https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749, it is the RFC for OAuth2.
RFC stands for "Request For Comment" and is the type of document used to
publish internet standards. I found this by entering "OAuth2 RFC" into a
net search engine. The RFC documents used to be managed and published
through USC ISI but I have no idea who is responsible today.
--
Jeff Barnett

[T]

73 pages! I am sure I will find what I need in it.
Thank you!

[Andrei Z.]

"An Illustrated Guide to OAuth and OpenID Connect"
https://developer.okta.com/blog/2019/10/21/illustrated-guide-to-oauth-and-oidc

"User Authentication with OAuth 2.0"
https://oauth.net/articles/authentication/
"OAuth 2.0 is not an authentication protocol"

[T]

Thank you!