Video: Token Security Deep Dive — Best Practices and Pitfalls (Webinar)

This webinar covers token design patterns for modern distributed systems. We discuss access token lifetimes, refresh token rotation, token binding, and detection of token misuse. The session includes Q&A from practitioners and a demo of misconfigured token flows.

What you'll learn

• Token types and use cases (JWT vs opaque tokens).
• When and how to use refresh tokens safely.
• Token binding and strategies to mitigate replay attacks.
• Operational signals for token abuse and automated revocation patterns.

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Key takeaways

1. Short-lived tokens reduce exposure window and should be paired with robust refresh flow protections.
2. Never store long-lived tokens in insecure environments (e.g., local storage for web apps without additional measures).
3. Instrument for token misuse — large volumes of JWT validations from a single IP should alert operations.

"Tokens are the currency of distributed systems — protect them like you protect money."

Follow-up resources

Slides and code samples are available for download on the recording page. We also linked sample implementations for both opaque token strategy and JWT-based approaches.