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Are bearer tokens safe?
OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens depend solely on SSL/TLS for its security, there is no internal protection or bearer tokens. if you have the token you are the owner. In many API providers who relay on OAuth 2.0 they put in bold that client developers should store securely and protect the token during it is transmission.
Is bearer token an API key?
As a Bearer Token, the API Key may be an opaque token (randomly generated sequence of characters) or some type of spec-defined token format — like JSON Web Token (JWT). Again, this is a fairly generic concept. While it is simple, it is a blunt instrument in terms of Authorization.
Can access token be stolen?
You should clarify whether you’re referring to OAuth 1 or OAuth 2. Version 1 of the protocol uses a shared secret, the token secret, which is never transferred over the wire. Hence stealing an access token is like stealing a key without a key bit. It won’t fit any lock.
Can a server share an OIDC ID token?
Do not share the ID Token or Refresh Token with other components of your architecture or third parties. If the SPA is acting as an OAuth2 client (OIDC Relying Party), it shouldn’t pass these tokens to a server-side component for any reason.
What does the ID token stand for in OAuth?
And your API service is resource server, because it accepts the access_token issued by your identity server. Also I would say that your id_token stands for the identification of the logged user and may contain sensitive data for your app. The access_token is standing as your credential to access a resource.
How are access tokens and Bearer tokens used?
Access tokens are used as bearer tokens. A bearer token means that the bearer (who hold the access token) can access authorized resources without further identification. Because of this, it’s important that bearer tokens are protected. If I can somehow get ahold of and “bear” your access token, I can pretend as you.
How does a refresh token work in OIDC?
The business logic and data behind a refresh token is totally opaque to everything except the IdP; interaction with the IdP is mostly handled by an authentication library except where user interaction (such as providing credentials) is required. The SPA is acting as the OAuth2 Client rather than a server-side component.