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When connecting to a wireless access point, computers and devices running newer versions of Apple iOS and MacOS attempt to detect captive portals, and will automatically prompt for the username and password needed to authenticate. This method of authentication will fail when using Google OAuth, because Google prohibits the login attempt when it does not originate from a web browser.
When connecting to a wireless access point, computers and devices running newer versions of Apple iOS and MacOS attempt to detect captive portals, and will automatically prompt for the username and password needed to authenticate. This method of authentication will fail when using Google OAuth, because Google prohibits the login attempt when it does not originate from a web browser.


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Revision as of 19:15, 27 February 2018

When connecting to a wireless access point, computers and devices running newer versions of Apple iOS and MacOS attempt to detect captive portals, and will automatically prompt for the username and password needed to authenticate. This method of authentication will fail when using Google OAuth, because Google prohibits the login attempt when it does not originate from a web browser.