Cryptocurrency Q&A What if a refresh token is stolen?

What if a refresh token is stolen?

Federica Federica Sat Oct 26 2024 | 5 answers 956
I'm concerned about the security of my application. Specifically, I want to know what would happen and what measures should be taken if a refresh token, which is used to obtain new access tokens, is stolen or compromised. What if a refresh token is stolen?

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Margherita Margherita Sun Oct 27 2024
Despite this security measure, the method is not foolproof.

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EthereumEagleGuard EthereumEagleGuard Sun Oct 27 2024
In the event of a refresh token being stolen, we have the capability to blacklist this token.

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Giulia Giulia Sun Oct 27 2024
The attacker can continue to utilize the stolen access token until its expiration.

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amelia_martinez_engineer amelia_martinez_engineer Sun Oct 27 2024
By placing the stolen refresh token on our blacklist, we ensure it cannot generate any new access tokens.

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Arianna Arianna Sun Oct 27 2024
This process is akin to removing a session in traditional systems.

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