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Interview question · Identity, OAuth & Access Control

What are sender-constrained tokens, such as DPoP and mutual TLS binding, and when are they worth it?

A bearer token works for whoever holds it. The scored answer explains how binding a token to a key changes that, the two standard ways to do it, and the cost.

mediumNewPreparation tags: Google, Microsoft, MetaUpdated Nov 2026

A bearer token works for whoever holds it. The scored answer explains how binding a token to a key changes that, the two standard ways to do it, and the cost.

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Access tokens for a financial API are being stolen from client logs and replayed by attackers before they expire.

  1. Why do ordinary access tokens allow replay?
  2. How does mutual TLS binding work?
  3. How does DPoP differ?
  4. When are sender-constrained tokens worth it?
  5. What else should be fixed?
  6. What would you implement?

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