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Comment by mooreds

8 months ago

I mean it is usually paired with an id token, an identifier like an email address is provided, or the access token has a sub claim that is tied back to the user.

So it is not pure authorization, but both authentication and authorization.

Pure authorization would be like a car key, with no identity mixed in.

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