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APP_ID = 'YOUR_APP_ID' APP_SECRET = 'YOUR_APP_SECRET' REDIRECT_URI = 'https://lite.facebook.com/home'
User → Browser/App → https://lite.facebook.com/login?auth_token=XYZ → Facebook Lite Server validates token → Sets session cookies → Redirects to next URL | Issue | Mitigation | |-------|------------| | Token leakage (e.g., via logs) | Use HTTPS, keep token lifetime ≤ 5 min, generate per‑session. | | Phishing (malicious link mimicking Facebook) | Verify Host header ( lite.facebook.com ) and use HSTS. | | Replay attacks | Tokens are single‑use; server marks them consumed. | | Cross‑site scripting | Encode next parameter; whitelist allowed domains. | | Device theft | Session cookies are bound to device fingerprint; require re‑auth after inactivity. | 5. Implementation Example (Python) import requests import urllib.parse
# Step 2: create login URL params = 'next': REDIRECT_URI, 'auth_token': token login_url = f"https://lite.facebook.com/login/?urllib.parse.urlencode(params)" return login_url
def generate_login_link(): # Step 1: obtain short‑lived token token_resp = requests.get( 'https://graph.facebook.com/v20.0/oauth/access_token', params= 'client_id': APP_ID, 'client_secret': APP_SECRET, 'grant_type': 'client_credentials' ) token = token_resp.json()['access_token']