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On the other hand, Explicit intent sent access tokens by using specific components to personalize for specific applications. Specifically when sending access tokens to hosts we should use explicit intent rather than implicit.

Noncompliant Code Example

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protected void OnTokenAcquired(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
	//[Code to construct an OAuth client request goes here]
	Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(request.getlocationUri() + "&response_type=code"));
	startActivity(intent);
}

 

Compliant Solution

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protected void OnTokenAcquired(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
	//[Code to construct an OAuth client request goes here]
	Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(request.getlocationUri() + "&response_type=code"), this, [YOUR OAUTH ACTIVITY CLASS]);
	startActivity(intent);
}

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Related Guidelines

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CWE-297

 Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch

Bibliography

[Chen 14]

OAuth Demystified for Mobile Application Developers.  OAuthDemystified.pdf

[IETF OAuth1.0a]

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). OAuth core 1.0 revision a. http://oauth.net/core/1.0a/.

[IETF OAuth2.0] Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The OAuth 2.0 authorization framework. http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749.
[Android Intent]Intends and Intent Filters in Andriod Developer Documentation. Intents.filters.document

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