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[{$pagename}] or (Client Credentials Flow) is a server to server using a [Grant_type] of client_credentials.
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There is no user [authentication] involved in the process. In fact there is no user at all, the resulting [Access_tokens] will not contain a user, but will instead contain the [Client_id] as subject (if not configured otherwise).
This flow is useful for systems that need to perform [API] operations when no user is present. It can be nightly operations, or other that involve contacting OAuth protected APIs.
Since there is no user authorization, the flow only interacts with the Token endpoint.
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The [Client] send the following [Authorization Request Parameters]: (Sent as a [HTTP POST] to the [Token_endpoint])
* client_id
* client_secret
* grant_type: client_credentials
* scope: Space separated string of scopes
[{$pagename}] has no [Refresh_token] is issued. The client can make the same call again to obtain a new access token.
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* [#2] - [!!! OAuth Client Credentials Flow
|https://curity.io/resources/learn/oauth-client-credentials-flow/|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2022-02-15
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