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Facebook Connect OR Facebook Authorization using OAuth 2.0

I am getting very confused in the 2 :

• Facebook Connect
• Facebook (OpenID + OAuth)

In my mind, we can do the same things with both. Authenticate the user and access the private data of the user after authorization.

So, Are they different ?

If yes, then what is the difference between them ?

Answer 1

asking google for “difference between facebook connect and openid” gives you this great artice as one of the first results, wich should answer all of your questions.

in general: yes, there’s a difference. facebook connect offers more information than using openID and…

[…] Instead of just offering credentials, Facebook wanted to offer friend
access and dynamics to the privacy of the information that simply
wasn’t possible with the other standards.

EDIT :
if this didn’t help you, try to search on SO for questions about the same topic, there are some with really great answers:

• What's the difference between OpenID and OAuth?
• Facebook Connect OR Facebook Authorization using OAuth 2.0
• …