Authenticated access to a protected resource using an encoded and signed token

A system comprising:

• a storage;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to the storage and configured to execute instructions stored in the storage that when executed cause the processor to carry out a process comprising:
• receiving an input from a client requesting access by a third party application to a protected resource, the input including a bearer token in an HTTP Authorization request header field;
• comparing a client identification value encoded in the bearer token to a predefined list of authorized client values associated with the protected resource;
• and
• validating the bearer token based on the comparison, wherein the client identification value matches an authorized client value in the predefined list.

A non-transient computer program product having instructions encoded thereon that when executed by one or more processors cause a process to be carried out, the process comprising:

• receiving an input from a client requesting access to a protected resource by a third party application, the input including a bearer token in an HTTP Authorization request header field;
• comparing a client identification value encoded in the bearer token to a predefined list of authorized client values associated with the protected resource;
• and
• validating the bearer token based on the comparison, wherein the client identification value matches an authorized client value in the predefined list.