OAuth - Public client

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A public client is a client that has a public type.

It means that you are not the administrator of the computer whereas with a confidential (private) client you are.

A bad agent can scan your application in order to find authentication/authorization material.

With an authorization code grand, PKCE is recommended for public client

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