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Refer to "Token Passthrough" section by name
Follow-up to 7f8f1b0. This changes a link to refer to the "Token Passthrough" section by name instead of by section number
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docs/specification/draft/basic/authorization.mdx

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A MCP server **MUST** follow the guidelines in [OAuth 2.1 - Section 5.2](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-oauth-v2-1-12.html#section-5.2) to validate inbound tokens.
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MCP servers **MUST** only accept tokens specifically intended for themselves and **MUST** reject tokens that do not include them in the audience claim or otherwise verify that they are the intended recipient of the token. See [Security Best Practices Section 2.2](/specification/draft/basic/security_best_practices#token-passthrough) for details.
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MCP servers **MUST** only accept tokens specifically intended for themselves and **MUST** reject tokens that do not include them in the audience claim or otherwise verify that they are the intended recipient of the token. See the [Token Passthrough section](/specification/draft/basic/security_best_practices#token-passthrough) of the Security Best Practices guide for details.
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If the MCP server makes requests to upstream APIs, it may act as an OAuth client to them. The access token used at the upstream API is a seperate token, issued by the upstream authorization server. The MCP server **MUST NOT** pass through the token it received from the MCP client.
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