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Should you store Oauth token?
There is no need to store it. You can validate it and get the data from it that you required. If your app needs to call APIs on behalf of the user, access tokens and (optionally) refresh tokens are needed. These can be stored server-side or in a session cookie.
How securely store oauth tokens in database?
1 Answer. A solution for this is to encrypt the data before is saved into the database and decrypt it each time you need to access it. In your case I think that symmetric encryption is the correct choice, thus you will need to have a private key that must be kept safe at all times.
Are JWT tokens stored in database?
JWTs can be used as an authentication mechanism that does not require a database. The server can avoid using a database because the data store in the JWT sent to the client is safe.
Where should I store token?
A JWT needs to be stored in a safe place inside the user’s browser. If you store it inside localStorage, it’s accessible by any script inside your page. This is as bad as it sounds; an XSS attack could give an external attacker access to the token.
Where is the access token stored in OAuth?
The client, in OAuth terminology, is the component that makes requests to the resource server, in your case, the client is the server of a web application (NOT the browser). Therefore, the access token should be stored on the web application server only.
How does OAuth 2, auth code flow work?
(Oauth 2, Auth code flow) From what i understand the purpose of the Authorization Code flow is to exchange the auth code for access token. This exchange happens between the server which serves the page and authorization server so that the actual access token is not exposed to the client user.
How to exchange authentication code for access token?
The token request, which exchanges the authentication code for an access token, is done by the web application server, and the web application server should authenticate itself with the authorization server (e.g., using a shared client_secret ).
How does the browser authenticate itself with the application server?
How the browser authenticates itself with the client’s application server is not shown in your sample code, and it is not part of OAuth. The authorization server could store the token in the request body (e.g., in JSON format) rather than in a cookie.