Verify Tokens and Operate OAuth Clients
After consent and token issuance, your backend must verify every access token before serving protected resources.Verify OAuth token in resource server
Verify OAuth token in Rust resource server
For MCP resource servers
This is the same verification model used in the MCP protection guide:- Use
mcp-authmiddleware. - Verify bearer token with
gateway.verifyOauthAccessTokenRequest. - Pass resolved subject/scopes into tool handlers.
Operational playbook
Rotate client secret
Use your OAuth client rotation flow and deploy secret updates atomically.Revoke grants
When users disconnect integrations or incidents happen, revoke active grants for the target client.Audit and monitoring
Track:- token verification failures by client ID,
- denied scope attempts,
- grant revocations,
- secret rotation timestamp and actor.
