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## TokenService interface

An interface for generating and verifying a token

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export interface TokenService 
```

## Methods

|  Method | Description |
|  --- | --- |
|  [generateToken(userProfile)](./authentication.tokenservice.generatetoken.md) | Generates a token string based on a user profile |
|  [revokeToken(token)?](./authentication.tokenservice.revoketoken.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> Revokes a given token (if supported by token system) |
|  [verifyToken(token)](./authentication.tokenservice.verifytoken.md) | Verifies the validity of a token string and returns a user profile |