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    <h2>OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials Grant</h2>

    <p><a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749#section-4.4" class="rfc">tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749#section-4.4</a></p>

    <p>The Client Credentials grant type is used by clients to obtain an access token outside of the context of a user.</p>
    <p>This is typically used by clients to access resources about themselves rather than to access a user's resources.</p>

    <p>More resources
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        <li><a href="https://www.oauth.com/oauth2-servers/access-tokens/client-credentials/">Client Credentials</a> (oauth.com)</li>
        <li><a href="https://aaronparecki.com/oauth-2-simplified/#client-credentials">Application Access</a> (aaronparecki.com)</li>
        <li><a href="https://developer.okta.com/blog/2018/06/06/node-api-oauth-client-credentials">Secure a Node API with OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials</a> (developer.okta.com)</li>
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