Is bearer token same as access token?

Access tokens are credentials used to access protected resources. Access tokens are used as bearer tokens . A bearer token means that the bearer (who holds the access token) can access authorized resources without further identification. Because of this, it is important that bearer tokens be protected.

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What is claims in Spring Security?

what are claims? claim is piece of information that describes given identity on some aspect . take claim as name-value pair. claims are held in authentication token that may have also signature so you can be sure that token is not tampered on its way from remote machine to your system.

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