I'm curious about Google's technology and want to know if they utilize tokens in their operations. Are tokens a part of Google's system architecture or do they rely on other methods for authentication and data management?
7 answers
Federica
Wed Nov 06 2024
These tokens are designed to be opaque, meaning their internal structure is not intended to be interpreted by clients.
CryptoTamer
Wed Nov 06 2024
The primary purpose of access tokens is to authenticate requests made to
Google APIs.
Carlo
Wed Nov 06 2024
They carry authorization information that dictates what actions a client can perform on a user's behalf.
Marco
Wed Nov 06 2024
Access tokens serve as a crucial element in the OAuth 2.0 framework.
Margherita
Wed Nov 06 2024
Notably, access tokens do not contain identity information about the user.