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Bearer Tokens & Headers

Require and read an access token per request.

What a Bearer Token Is

A bearer token is a secret string that means "whoever holds this is allowed in." The server trusts the holder, no password needed per call. 🎟️

The Authorization Header

Clients send the token in the HTTP Authorization header so it rides along with every request automatically.

All lessons in this course

  1. Why Remote Servers Need Auth
  2. Bearer Tokens & Headers
  3. The OAuth Flow in MCP
  4. Scope What a Token Can Do
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