19.07.2020 · Regarding access token and refresh token Consider the access token to be a "dirty" token. Token you share a lot. I does not have to be one server you pass the token to, can be many. Because of this the attack surface rises.
15.09.2020 · When you do log in, send 2 tokens (Access token, Refresh token) in response to the client. The access token will have less expiry time and Refresh will have long expiry time. The client (Front end)...
22.05.2020 · Refresh Tokens Refresh tokens are used to get new id tokens and access tokens. Generally, the id tokens and access tokens are short lived. They are valid for short period of time (expire in minutes). The refresh tokens make sure that the application is able to access the resources for longer period of times (usually in hours).
14.08.2010 · The idea of refresh tokens is that if an access token is compromised, because it is short-lived, the attacker has a limited window in which to abuse it. Refresh tokens, if compromised, are useless because the attacker requires the client id and secret in addition to the refresh token in order to gain an access token.
12.07.2018 · The presence of the refresh token means that the access token will expire and you’ll be able to get a new one without the user’s interaction. The “expires” value is the number of seconds that the access token will be valid.
24.08.2021 · Since access tokens aren’t valid for an extended period because of security reasons, a refresh token helps re-authenticate a user without the need for login credentials. The primary purpose of a refresh token is to get long-term access to …
07.10.2021 · As mentioned, for security purposes, access tokens may be valid for a short amount of time. Once they expire, client applications can use a refresh token to "refresh" the access token. That is, a refresh token is a credential artifact that lets a client application get new access tokens without having to ask the user to log in again.
30.10.2021 · Now, let's see how the access token and refresh token works. So, once the user login we create a jwt as discussed above which works as an access token. It contains the user information in the payload. We send this to the front-end and store the access token there. It can either be stored in localStorage or your store (redux, vuex or whatever).