Python Microservices Development

Using TokenDealer

In Runnerly, the Data Service | Strava worker link (3) is a good example of a place where authentication is required. Adding runs via the Data Service needs to be restricted to authorized services:

Adding authentication for that link is done in four steps:

1. The TokenDealer keeps a client_id and client_secret pair for the Strava worker and shares it with the Strava worker developers (1).
2. The Strava worker uses client_id and client_secret to ask a token to the TokenDealer (2).
3. The Strava worker adds the token in each request against to the Data Service (3).
4. The Data Service verifies the token by calling the TokenDealer, or ...