Why are access tokens included in Microsoft ID tokens?
The access token hash is included in ID tokens only when the ID token is issued from the /authorize endpoint with an OAuth 2.0 access token. It can be used to validate the authenticity of an access token. To understand how to do this validation, see the OpenID Connect specification.
How to set access rights for access token objects?
The ACCESS_SYSTEM_SECURITY right to get or set the SACL in the object’s security descriptor. The specific access rights for access tokens, which are listed in the following table. Required to change the default owner, primary group, or DACL of an access token. Required to adjust the attributes of the groups in an access token.
How to set the security descriptor for an access token?
To get or set the security descriptor for an access token, call the GetKernelObjectSecurity and SetKernelObjectSecurity functions. When you call the OpenProcessToken or OpenThreadToken function to get a handle to an access token, the system checks the requested access rights against the DACL in the token’s security descriptor.
What are optional claims for Microsoft identity tokens?
Optional claims can range from the groups claim to information about the user’s name. Identifies the intended recipient of the token. In id_tokens, the audience is your app’s Application ID, assigned to your app in the Azure portal. This value should be validated.
How are JSON Web Tokens used in jwt.io?
JSON Web Tokens – jwt.io JSON Web Tokens are an open, industry standard RFC 7519 method for representing claims securely between two parties. JWT.IO allows you to decode, verify and generate JWT. Learn more about jwt
How to get an Azure Active Directory token?
Get an Azure Active Directory access token. To get an access token, you can use either: Authorization code flow (interactive) Username-password flow (programmatic) You must use the authorization code flow to get the Azure AD access token if: Two factor authentication is enabled in Azure AD. Federated authentication is enabled in Azure AD.
Why do resources always own their access tokens?
This is why a resource setting accessTokenAcceptedVersion to 2 means that a client calling the v1.0 endpoint to get a token for that API will receive a v2.0 access token. Resources always own their tokens (those with their aud claim) and are the only applications that can change their token details.
Why are access tokens treated as opaque strings?
Clients must treat access tokens as opaque strings because the contents of the token are intended for the resource (the API) only.