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[[_resource_server_overview]]
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= Managing resource servers
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According to the OAuth2 specification, a resource server is a server hosting the protected resources and capable of accepting and responding to protected resource requests.
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In {project_name}, resource servers are provided with a rich platform for enabling fine-grained authorization for their protected resources, where authorization decisions can be made based on different access control mechanisms.
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Any client application can be configured to support fine-grained permissions. In doing so, you are conceptually turning the client application into a resource server.
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