How can I figure out why ASP.NET web api access token expired?

Question

I have a web service implemented by ASP.NET WEB API 2.0 and secure it with bearer token as as described in article here.

And I set the expiry period to 180 days using code

OAuthOptions = new OAuthAuthorizationServerOptions {
                TokenEndpointPath = new PathString("/Token"),
                Provider = new ApplicationOAuthProvider(PublicClientId),
                AuthorizeEndpointPath = new PathString("/api/Account/ExternalLogin"),
                AccessTokenExpireTimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromDays(30),
                AllowInsecureHttp = true
            };

However, I found that my token expired before 30 days end.

How can I found why my token expired? And what detail does the access token contain? How can I parse the bearer token?

I host my web server in Azure web apps.

Thanks.

How to decode the bearer token http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40800238/manually-decode-oauth-bearer-token-in-c-sharp — Marcus Höglund, Dec 01 '16 at 07:24
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33701398/oauth2-webapi-token-expiration/33742210#33742210 — StackUseR, Dec 01 '16 at 10:34
Also check [why_not's answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/29144755/5588347) — StackUseR, Dec 01 '16 at 10:38

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 01 '16 at 08:51

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You could use https://jwt.io/ to decode the bearer token once you have created one.

Examine the expiry date on the token matches what you are expecting.

answered Dec 01 '16 at 08:51

Derek

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