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Can refresh token expire?
Refresh tokens may or may not have expiry time, depending on your provider they expire never, not as long as they’re recently used, in months or in hours. Relying on the fact that you will receive new refresh token with refreshed access token may be tricky. Timeout is not the only way in which token may become invalid.
What is the expiry of refresh token?
The refresh token is set with a very long expiration time of 200 days. If the traffic to this API is 10 requests/second, then it can generate as many as 864,000 tokens in a day.
Is it safe to store refresh token in localStorage?
Access token and refresh token shouldn’t be stored in the local/session storage, because they are not a place for any sensitive data.
When do I do refresh token?
Typically, a user needs a new access token when gaining access to a resource for the first time, or after the previous access token granted to them expires. A refresh token is a special kind of token used to obtain a renewed access token. You can request new access tokens until the refresh token is blacklisted.
Is it possible to get a refresh token?
Access tokens eventually expire; however, some grants respond with a refresh token which enables the client to get a new access token without requiring the user to be redirected. Getting an Access Token from the Refresh Token is a simple process, all we need to do is to send the following request:
What do if token expire?
Individuals that have an expiring token will receive email notification that their token is due to expire with instructions and an APRS link to begin the replacement process.
When to refresh a JWT token?
When there is an incoming request with Access Token that has become invalid , the application can send a Refresh Token to obtain a new Access Token. If the user’s session is still alive, the server would respond with a new valid JWT.