Access Token
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A short-lived credential that grants access to protected resources on behalf of a user or client. Access tokens are typically presented in the HTTP Authorization header as Bearer tokens and can be opaque strings (validated by the authorization server) or self-contained JWTs (validated locally using the server's public key). Their limited lifetime reduces the impact of token theft compared to long-lived credentials such as passwords or API keys.