Refresh Token

Visual Overview: sequenceDiagram participant User participant App as Client App participant AuthServer as Authorization Server participant Resource as Resource Server User->>App: 1. Click Login App->>AuthServer: 2. Authorization Request AuthServer->>User: 3. Login Page User->>AuthServer: 4. Authenticate AuthServer->>App: 5. Authorization Code App->>AuthServer: 6. Exchange Code for Token AuthServer->>App: 7. Access Token + Refresh Token App->>Resource: 8. API Request with Token Resource->>App: 9. Protected Resource Access tokens in OAuth 2.0 are short-lived by design. To maintain a seamless user experience without constantly re-authenticating users, OAuth provides a mechanism called refresh tokens. This guide walks you through how refresh tokens work, when to use them, and how to implement access token renewal in a Java backend. ...

Visual Overview: sequenceDiagram participant User participant App as Client App participant AuthServer as Authorization Server participant Resource as Resource Server User->>App: 1. Click Login App->>AuthServer: 2. Authorization Request AuthServer->>User: 3. Login Page User->>AuthServer: 4. Authenticate AuthServer->>App: 5. Authorization Code App->>AuthServer: 6. Exchange Code for Token AuthServer->>App: 7. Access Token + Refresh Token App->>Resource: 8. API Request with Token Resource->>App: 9. Protected Resource OAuth 2.0 helps secure modern applications, but token misuse remains a key security risk. That’s where token revocation comes in. This guide walks you through how OAuth 2.0 token revocation works, when to use it, and how to implement it using real examples — including Java code and ForgeRock configuration insights. ...