1. A method of managing granting of consent to access a protected resource, the protected resource associated with a resource owner, comprising: upon receipt of a request to access a protected resource, the request having a scope and being associated with a client, performing an analysis to identify a characteristic of the client, the analysis being performed using a computing entity having a hardware element; based on the characteristic of the client and the scope of the request, applying a policy to determine whether the client should receive an automated consent to access the protected resource; and if based on the policy the client should receive an automated consent, returning given information that the client can use to obtain access to the protected resource without requiring an explicit consent from the resource owner.