The document discusses OAuth, an open standard for authorization. It explains that OAuth aims to allow users to grant third-party access to their private resources (e.g. photos, videos, contacts) without sharing their passwords. The document outlines the OAuth workflow including registering an app, obtaining a request token, redirecting the user to authorize, and exchanging the request token for an access token. It also covers security aspects like tokens, timestamps, and digital signatures. Finally, it provides status on OAuth versions and libraries for implementing OAuth in applications.