Authorization with Facebook and Google
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Conquer Authentication with Ktor: Part 7 – Introducing OAuth 2.0

ByTomas Zezula

In our previous post, we wrapped up the discussion on Json Web Tokens. We’ve come far in this tutorial, gradually uncovering more complex and practical use cases. Now, we’re turning our attention to a widely adopted authorization protocol – Open Authorization 2.0. While JWT primarily ensures secure communication, OAuth focuses on the delegation of access. Today, we’ll have a closer look at key concepts of this authorization protocol.

JWT token refresh
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Refreshing an Access Token with Ktor and JWT

ByTomas Zezula

We’re back with another part of the series Conquer Authentication with KtoRemember where we left off in Part 6? We learned how to implement authentication with JWT but that lingering question remained: What happens once the access token expires? Today, we will address this concern and learn how to easily refresh an expired token in the background, without asking the user to re-authenticate.