Basics
For applications which already have an existing server based user authentication method, the External authentication flow allows the existing login credentials to be used to authenticate a user with the MILK API. The external servers issue signed access tokens, which can be used to access resources on the MILK API. For information on how to use a token once issued, see Using Tokens
Token Types
There are 2 types of externally issued tokens:
- Application Tokens - used to access application scoped resources.
- User Tokens - used to access user or application scoped resources.