What is a solid baseline for API authentication?

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Short lived access tokens reduce blast radius. Refresh tokens allow smooth re auth. Rotation means every refresh returns a new token and invalidates the old one. This limits reuse if a token is stolen. Always use HTTPS so tokens are not exposed in transit. Also add device binding or sender constraint if possible, and store tokens securely on the client.

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POST /oauth/token { grant_type: refresh_token, refresh_token: <old> }
// Server returns new access token and new refresh token

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