OAuth 2.0 Token Exchange (RFC 8693)
Official docs outline
6 sections- Token exchange request
subject_token, actor_token, requested_token_type, audience and resource.
- Token exchange response
issued_token_type and returned token.
- Delegation vs impersonation
Semantics of acting on behalf of vs impersonating.
- act claim
Actor claim describing delegation chains.
- may_act claim
Authorizing which actors can act for a subject.
- Security considerations
Token scope reduction and trust boundaries.
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