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Invalidate token on closing all browser tabs in a JavaScript application
function manageLoginSession() {
let totalTabs: number;
window.onload = function(e) {
let accessToken = sessionStorage.getItem("accessToken");
let refreshToken = sessionStorage.getItem("refreshToken");
let expiresAt = sessionStorage.getItem("expiresAt");
if (accessToken !== null && refreshToken !== null && expiresAt !== null) {
localStorage.setItem("accessToken", accessToken);
localStorage.setItem("refreshToken", refreshToken);
localStorage.setItem("expiresAt", expiresAt);
sessionStorage.removeItem("accessToken");
sessionStorage.removeItem("refreshToken");
sessionStorage.removeItem("expiresAt");
}
if (localStorage.getItem("count") === null) {
totalTabs = 0;
} else {
totalTabs = parseInt(localStorage.getItem("count"));
}
totalTabs++;
localStorage.setItem("count", "" + totalTabs);
}
window.onbeforeunload = function(e){
if (localStorage.getItem("count") === null) {
totalTabs = 1;
} else {
totalTabs = parseInt(localStorage.getItem("count"));
}
totalTabs--;
localStorage.setItem("count", "" + totalTabs);
if (totalTabs < 1) {
let accessToken = localStorage.getItem("accessToken");
let refreshToken = localStorage.getItem("refreshToken");
let expiresAt = localStorage.getItem("expiresAt");
if (accessToken !== null && refreshToken !== null && expiresAt !== null) {
sessionStorage.setItem("accessToken", accessToken);
sessionStorage.setItem("refreshToken", refreshToken);
sessionStorage.setItem("expiresAt", expiresAt);
}
localStorage.removeItem("accessToken");
localStorage.removeItem("refreshToken");
localStorage.removeItem("expiresAt");
}
}
}
@BartusZak
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It's not invalidating token. It simply removes the token from browser memory without invalidating it. :(

@mainul35
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Actually, from the client side, token invalidation is not possible. Only authorization server can invalidate it. I am not sure, which authorization provider you are using, but perhaps you can call the invalidate / logout endpoint along with clearing the token information if the authorization provider has any.

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