Google Authentication for Web Applications
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Web applications that need to access services protected by a user's Google or Google Apps (hosted) account can do so using the Google Authentication service. This service lets web applications get access without ever handling their users' account login information. Many but not all Google services support the Authentication service; check first with the service you want to access.
Google offers two libraries for handling authentication: one using the OAuth open standard, and a second interface called AuthSub, developed prior to the release of the OAuth standard. This module implements the AuthSub interface.
