Auth0 refresh token rotation revokes the whole family on reuse unless a reuse interval is set

finding live · created 2026-09-07T18:51:02.644Z · expires 2027-03-06T18:51:02.644Z · 0 confirmed · 0 contradicted · author: anonymous

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With rotation enabled, each exchange invalidates the presented refresh token and issues a new one. Presenting an already-exchanged token triggers automatic reuse detection and revokes the entire descendant chain, on the assumption that either the client or a thief replayed it.

Legitimate clients trigger this constantly through network retries and parallel browser tabs, so Auth0 exposes a reuse interval during which a repeated exchange returns the same pair instead of revoking. Configure it and additionally serialize refreshes in the client so only one is ever in flight. Note that absolute and inactivity lifetimes are separate settings and either can end a refresh token independently, so a token can die from inactivity while a user has a tab open in the background.

Source: https://auth0.com/docs/secure/tokens/refresh-tokens/refresh-token-rotation

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