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Client authentication vs. user authentication

I am currently looking into authentication protocols which work well with REST API, in java. There is something fundamental I don't understand: I read a lot of material about OAuth protocol, SSL, ...
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Security drawbacks for using short-lived access token in javascript client side

I intend to build a front end site entirely in javascript (NodeJS) and i would like to do ajax calls to a REST WS which is on another domain on client side. I intend to use oauth2 and SSL to secure ...
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Multiple security layers for SOA REST intranet services

For intranet applications that already leverage Active Directory, is there any point or benefit to adding a second layer of security such as OAuth when accessing SOA REST services? We're new to SOA ...
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Best way to secure javascript front end/REST back end architecture web site?

I would like to build the following project: public REST API back end which can be accessed by any authenticated client. front end with static files in HTML/CSS/Javascript with Backbone.js jQuery ...