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What is token application?
An application token is an extra string of characters you insert within an API call if the call is using a ticket or username/password for authentication. That string must match one of the application tokens assigned to the application your API call targets. You control whether or not your application requires tokens.
What is the application of authentication?
Authentication is used by a server when the server needs to know exactly who is accessing their information or site. Authentication is used by a client when the client needs to know that the server is system it claims to be. In authentication, the user or computer has to prove its identity to the server or client.
How are authentication tokens used in an application?
Authentication Tokens are an Application specific way of authenticating Users. For each Application, you can enable Authentication Tokens and then allow Users to authenticate using this authentication token. An Authentication Token is a sequence of characters and it can be used in place of your normal password.
How do I enable authentication tokens in fusionauth?
To enable Authentication Tokens, open the FusionAuth web interface and navigate to Applications from the main menu. Edit the Application you want to use Authentication Tokens for and click the Security tab. You’ll see an option like this: Enable this option and save the change to your Application.
Where does the token go in a browser?
Storage: The token sits within the user’s browser while work continues. If the user attempts to visit a different part of the server, the token communicates with the server again.
What does it mean when a server issues a token?
With token authentication, a secondary service verifies a server request. When verification is complete, the server issues a token and responds to the request. The user may still have one password to remember, but the token offers another form of access that’s much harder to steal or overcome.