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draft ietf oauth client id metadata document 02 OAuth Client ID Metadata Document

Retrieved metadata describes a client; it is not self authenticating authority. The trust in its current publisher and the actual authorization decision remain separate concerns.

What does this source establish about the mechanism and its authority boundary?

Retrieved metadata describes a client; it is not self authenticating authority. The trust in its current publisher and the actual authorization decision remain separate concerns.

What the source establishes

The client metadata document draft proposes using a URL as an OAuth client identifier so a server can retrieve its metadata without prior registration.

Moona assessment and evidence limits

Retrieved metadata describes a client; it is not self authenticating authority. The trust in its current publisher and the actual authorization decision remain separate concerns.

Verification scope

Moona reviewed the retained source on 29 September 2026. Source acquisition and review establish provenance for this account; they do not reproduce an experiment, validate a vendor deployment or authorize an action.

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