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RFC 8414 Authorization Server Metadata

IETF specification for publishing OAuth server capabilities at a well-known URL so clients can discover endpoints, scopes and supported grant types.

Known aliases

  • Authorization Server Metadata
  • RFC 8414

Relationships

No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.

Current clusters

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Six OAuth steps run before an MCP client makes its first tool call

The MCP spec mandates OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, dynamic client registration and metadata discovery for remote servers. The one-hour tokens and customer-facing audit logs procurement asks about come from a guide's own bar.

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Reality

Evidence40
Adoption
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Hype gap+25
Incentives55
Confidence48