I’ve successfully implemented the Authorization Code Flow to the point where my frontend can log a user in, verify authentication, retrieve user profile information, and retrieve what I understand to be an opaque token by running Auth0Client’s getTokenSilently() method. However, now I’d like to hit…

Hi @roamingstars , Welcome to the Auth0 Community! An opaque token happens when the audience query parameter is not passed in the login request. See the screenshot below: [image] (Reference: Get Access Tokens - Control Access Token Audience ) If that’s the case, yes, you’re right that they are n…

In the Authorization Code Flow, how can I let my backend know a user is authenticated and authorized?

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In the Authorization Code Flow, how can I let my backend know a user is authenticated and authorized?

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