Definition: Token Service ABB is a technology service that issues, validates, renews, and revokes security tokens used to assert identity, authorisation claims, or session context, enabling secure and standardised authentication and authorisation exchanges across systems and organisations. Source: Industry practice (identity and access management, federated authentication) Last modification: 2026-02-12 Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/dr8/TokenServiceTechnologyService LOST view: Technical view - infrastructure EIRA concept: eira:ArchitectureBuildingBlock ABB name: eira:TokenServiceTechnologyService Synonym: Token Issuance Service , Security Token Service Interoperability Dimension: Structural IoP Interoperability Saliency: Supports interoperable operations by enabling standardised and mutually recognised token-based identity and authorisation assertions across organisations and trust domains, independent of the underlying identity provider or application. Example: Issuing a signed JWT access token upon successful authentication, which downstream services validate to authorise API calls without re-authenticating the user. Additional identifier: http://data.europa.eu/dr8/TokenServiceTechnologyService Additional information: The scope is token lifecycle management (issuance, validation, renewal, and revocation) ; identity proofing, directory management, and access policy enforcement are out of scope.