How does access token and refresh token work?

How does access token and refresh token work?

6 Answers

1. Access tokens are issued to third-party clients by an authorization server with the approval of the resource owner. The client uses the access token to access the protected resources hosted by the resource server.
2. Refresh Tokens are credentials used to obtain access tokens.

Should I use refresh token?

So why does a web application need a refresh token? The main reason to use refresh tokens in web applications is to reduce the lifetime of an access token. When a web application obtains an access token with a lifetime of five to 10 minutes, that token will likely expire while the user is using the application.

Are refresh tokens JWT?

The JWT is used for accessing secure routes on the API and the refresh token is used for generating new JWT access tokens when (or just before) they expire.

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:

How does refresh token work?

A Refresh Token allows the application to ask Auth0 to issue a new Access Token or ID Token without having to re-authenticate the user. This will work as long as the Refresh Token has not been revoked.

How do refresh tokens work?

Refresh Tokens. Refresh Tokens contain the information required to obtain a new Access Token or ID 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.

Do OAuth refresh tokens expire?

Refresh tokens can expire, although their expiration time is usually much longer than access tokens. Refresh tokens can become invalid in other ways (for example if your user revokes your OAuth client app’s access — in this case all your refresh tokens and access tokens for that provider would be invalidated).