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Programatically generate auth token for nodejs server with javascript SDK
Hi! I've tried to read up on the doc/previous threads here, but couldn't quite figure this one out.. So, I'm building a web application in which I want an image gallery served from a specific D...
Astrofrans It's certainly possible to do so; you would just authorize the app for your own account only, and re-use the resulting refresh token for your account. The SDK works the same way regardless of how many accounts actually get connected. And while it's not the intended design pattern, as Здравко indicated, the security concerns are allayed when doing this in server-side apps, where you can keep the refresh token/access tokens secret and not exposed to end-users.
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Dropbox Community ModeratorAstrofrans It's certainly possible to do so; you would just authorize the app for your own account only, and re-use the resulting refresh token for your account. The SDK works the same way regardless of how many accounts actually get connected. And while it's not the intended design pattern, as Здравко indicated, the security concerns are allayed when doing this in server-side apps, where you can keep the refresh token/access tokens secret and not exposed to end-users.
Right! Thanks a lot for patience with me here, I think I follow now. I'll probably go down that route then. Thanks again 🙂
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