Revocation
The ability to invalidate a specific already-issued token before its natural expiry.
Learn it through a story
- The Token That Knew Too Much (Cybersecurity for Juniors 3, Ch 6)
Related terms
- Refresh token A longer-lived, separately managed token used to obtain new short-lived access tokens.
- Responsible disclosure Reporting a security flaw quietly to whoever can fix it, instead of exploiting or publicising it.
- Restore To bring back files from a backup after losing the originals.
- Right to erasure The ability to request that an organisation delete personal data it holds about you.
- Rogue access point Any unauthorised wifi hardware set up where it doesn't belong, evil twin or otherwise.
- Roll back Return to an earlier, trusted version.