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## TokenService interface

An interface for generating and verifying a token

**Signature:**

```typescript
export interface TokenService 
```

## Methods

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Method


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Description


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[generateToken(userProfile)](./authentication.tokenservice.generatetoken.md)


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Generates a token string based on a user profile


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[revokeToken(token)?](./authentication.tokenservice.revoketoken.md)


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_(Optional)_ Revokes a given token (if supported by token system)


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[verifyToken(token)](./authentication.tokenservice.verifytoken.md)


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Verifies the validity of a token string and returns a user profile


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