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OAuth2 Protocol

The mobile app uses the standard OAuth 2.0 protocol for authenticating users to the open edX LMS. The OAuth2 protocol supports authenticating the "client" and/or the "resource owner" by verifying "shared credentials" that were exchanged out-of-band with the "authorization server".  A successful transaction results in a valid "access token" that the client uses for accessing resources on the "resource server" on behalf of the "resource owner".

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