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How to set up user authentication for a Chrome Extension using the Chrome Identity API
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How to set up user authentication for a Chrome Extension using the Chrome Identity API

  1. Create a private key file, from which you can create the manifest key and Application ID, as detailed here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23873623/obtaining-chrome-extension-id-for-development
  2. Add the manifest key to "key" in manifest.json
  3. Create a new project in Google Developer Console https://console.developers.google.com/project
  4. Go to "APIs & auth > Credentials" and create new client id for a Chrome Application using the Application ID generated in step 3.
  5. Copy the Client ID to oauth2.client_id in the manifest.json

Deprecated?

  1. Create a new app on the Chrome Web Store Developer Dashboard https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/dashboard
  2. Click on "more info" and copy the public key to "key" in manifest.json. (or not needed because of next step...?)

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