Change expiration Time of access token (2024)

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Access token lifetime

generateAccessToken method to create the token. This method enables you to choose the lifetime of the token, with a maximum lifetime of 12 hours. If you want to extend the token lifetime beyond the default, you must create an organization policy that enables the iam.

Access token lifetime

generateAccessToken method to create the token. This method enables you to choose the lifetime of the token, with a maximum lifetime of 12 hours. If you want to extend the token lifetime beyond the default, you must create an organization policy that enables the iam.

In "Azure Active Directory" > "Security" > "Authentication methods" > "Authentication methods blade" > "Token Lifetime Policies". you can configure the lifetime of access tokens, refresh tokens, and ID tokens. It may impact other applications so be cautious while adjusting these values.

You can't configure the lifetime of a refresh token. You can't reduce or lengthen their lifetime. Therefore, it's important to ensure that you secure refresh tokens, as they can be extracted from public locations by bad actors, or indeed from the device itself if the device is compromised.

You can modify the key-value pairs contained within an OAuth 2.0 access token by using a script. For example, you could make a REST call to an external service, and add or change a key-value pair in the access token based on the response, before issuing the token to the resource owner.

Once expired, you need to re-authenticate to obtain a new token. Doing this prevents the same token from being used for an extended period of time, thereby reducing the risk of misappropriation. You can also use refresh tokens to renew new access tokens.

Changing the default expiration time of user access tokens

User access tokens have an expiration time, which is set to 60 minutes by default. Add or update the user_access_token_validity value under the [oauth.

The default is 60 minutes (1 hour). The minimum (inclusive) is 5 minutes.

When issued, an access token's default lifetime is assigned a random value ranging between 60-90 minutes (75 minutes on average). The default lifetime also varies depending on the client application requesting the token or if Conditional Access is enabled in the tenant.

How do I automatically refresh my access token? ›

Automatically refreshing an access token

To set this value, click the edit button in the top right of your Box Postman environment variables. Find the row in the table for the enable_auto_refresh_access_token variable and set the Current Value to true . Next, click Update to save your changes.

To verify that your expiration time is correct, you can look at the exp and iat claim of your access token. Then you can perform the following calculation: Token expiration (in seconds) = exp (Expiration time in seconds) - iat (Issued at in seconds)

How long does an access token last? Access tokens are not explicitly expired. An access token will be invalidated if a user explicitly revokes an application in the their Twitter account settings, or if Twitter suspends an application.

What is a refresh token? Refresh tokens extend the lifespan of an access token. Typically, they're issued alongside access tokens, allowing additional access tokens to be granted when the live access token expires. They're usually stored securely on the authorization server itself.

The access token is used to authenticate API requests to access protected resources, while the refresh token is used to obtain new access tokens once the current ones expire.

In their "OAuth 2.0 Playground" tool, Google states the following: Note: The OAuth Playground will automatically revoke refresh tokens after 24h. You can avoid this by specifying your own application OAuth credentials using the Configuration panel.