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16 changes: 13 additions & 3 deletions packages/@okta/vuepress-site/docs/guides/set-up-token-exchange/main/index.md
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Expand Up @@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ Properties sent in the request body:

To check the returned access token payload, you can copy the value and paste it into any JWT decoder (for example: https://jwt.io/). Then, verify that the scope claim (`scp`) and the audience claim (`aud`) are correct. The audience should match the custom authorization server audience.

The actor claim (`act`) identifies the service app that requested the token exchange, while the `sub` claim remains the user on whose behalf the request is made.

```json
{
"ver": 1,
Expand All @@ -249,7 +251,11 @@ To check the returned access token payload, you can copy the value and paste it
"api:access:write"
],
"auth_time": 1675220791,
"sub": "user@example.com"
"sub": "user@example.com",
"act": {
"sub": "0oa9aw62CPUnXomeU9c5",
"sub_profile": "service"
}
}
```

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**Access token decoded**

The decoded access token shows the audience of the authorization server, the requested scopes, and the original user as the value of the `sub` parameter.
The decoded access token shows the audience of the authorization server, the requested scopes, and the original user as the value of the `sub` parameter. The actor claim (`act`) identifies the service app that requested the token exchange.

```json
{
Expand All @@ -350,6 +356,10 @@ The decoded access token shows the audience of the authorization server, the req
"api:access:write"
],
"auth_time": 1675287544,
"sub": "user@example.com"
"sub": "user@example.com",
"act": {
"sub": "0oa9aw62CPUnXomeU9c5",
"sub_profile": "service"
}
}
```