Diagnosing invalid_grant on OAuth Refresh in Public Clients
invalid_grant from a public OAuth client usually traces to token state, a lost PKCE verifier, or config mismatch. A diagnostic order for separating the two grants and fixing each finding.
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invalid_grant from a public OAuth client usually traces to token state, a lost PKCE verifier, or config mismatch. A diagnostic order for separating the two grants and fixing each finding.
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