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OAuth 2.0 Token Exchange (RFC 8693)

Official docs outline

6 sections
  1. Token exchange request

    subject_token, actor_token, requested_token_type, audience and resource.

  2. Token exchange response

    issued_token_type and returned token.

  3. Delegation vs impersonation

    Semantics of acting on behalf of vs impersonating.

  4. act claim

    Actor claim describing delegation chains.

  5. may_act claim

    Authorizing which actors can act for a subject.

  6. Security considerations

    Token scope reduction and trust boundaries.

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