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Access Tokens

Access Tokens

Feb 10, 20261 min read

  • authentication
  • oauth
  • access-tokens

Access Tokens

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Short-lived bearer tokens that grant access to protected resources. Access tokens carry scopes that define what operations the token authorizes. They should have short expiration times (minutes to hours) and be transmitted only over HTTPS.

Key Properties

  • Bearer Token Semantics
  • Token Scopes
  • Short Expiration

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  • Access Tokens
  • Key Properties

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  • Bearer Token Semantics

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