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# OAuth 2.0 Auth
export const SignupCTA = ({children}) => {
return ;
};
export const MultiRelatedLinks = ({sections = []}) => {
if (!sections || sections.length === 0) {
return null;
}
return
{sections.map((section, index) => )}
;
};
export const RelatedLinks = ({title, items = []}) => {
const getBadgeClass = badge => {
if (!badge) return "badge-default";
const badgeType = badge.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, "-");
return `badge-${badge === "ガイド" ? "guide" : badgeType}`;
};
if (!items || items.length === 0) {
return null;
}
return ;
};
Client-side OAuth 2.0 is one of the easiest ways to authenticate a user for the
Box API. It is an [open standard](https://oauth.net/2/) designed to allow users
to provide applications access to their data in other applications.
If you've ever logged in to a website with Twitter, Facebook, or Google you've
most likely used OAuth 2.0.
Client-side authentication on Box has a similar flow where a user is redirected
from an application to the Box web app, required to log in, and grant the
application access to the user's data.
## When to use OAuth 2.0
Client-side authentication is the ideal authentication method for apps that:
* Work with users that already have existing Box accounts
* Want or require users to know that they are using Box
* Want to store data within the user's Box account and not within the the application's Box account
A free developer account gives you access to the Developer Console, where you can create an OAuth 2.0 application and start authenticating users in minutes.