Binary Network Token Format

The Binary Token is used in the binary network protocol to keep session information, allowing a relyable and cross node session, in the token are kept all the information that are needed for identify the database and user authenticated, plus a verification signature.

Token content datail

• type the format of token to allow extensibility.
• algorithm the alogrithm used to generate the validation signature.
• key id the identifier of the key used for sign the token.
• database name the current database name.
• database type the type of the authenticated database (plocal or memory).
• user id the current authenticate user id.
• protocol version the protocol version of the authenticated client.
• serializer the serializer used by the authenticated client.
• driver name the name of the client.
• driver version the version of the client.
• is server user a flag to manage server user authentication.
• server user name if is a server user keep the username bacause doesn’t exist an user id.
• expiry the type when the token is considerated expired.

token serialization