# Tweet by [@keefmoon](http://twitter.com/keefmoon) on 2010-09-16 22:09:15 > [!INFO] Archived from [original tweet](http://twitter.com/keefmoon/status/24701539386) In reply to: [@stroughtonsmith](http://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/24700376172) @stroughtonsmith Twitter does allow developers to use XAuth instead of OAuth, essentially the same but does not need to defer for sign in.