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OAuth 2.0 Access Token Validity

OAuth 2.0 Access Token Validity

Amit1
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I have been trying to use the dropbox apis through OAuth 2.0 authentication support. I found that the access token generated through the authorize and token end points seems to be valid for over 2 days. I had expected it to expire after a while (say couple of hours) assuming that to be a standard.

I would like to know the validity period of the access token. Can someone share provide some inputs?
Thanks!

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Steve M.
Dropbox Staff

See https://www.dropbox.com/developers/support#token-expiration.

Access tokens effectively don't expire.

Amit1
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Isn't it a security issue if the token don't expire? http://stackoverflow.com/a/7035926/537503

Steve M.
Dropbox Staff

Because Dropbox does a database lookup for each request, our bearer tokens are immediately revocable by code or by the user (via https://www.dropbox.com/account/security). We reviewed our OAuth 2 implementation with respect to the issues raised in that Stack Overflow answer as well as many other sources, and we're comfortable with what we have from a security perspective.

Amit1
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