KantaraInitiative/wg-uma

Clarify that token_type_hint for RPT should be set to access_token

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In from James Phillpotts: In FedAuthz Sec 5.1, given we just talk about RPTs and PATs, should we specify that the token_type_hint (if used) should be set to access_token?

ref: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7662#section-2.1 and https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7009#section-4.1.2.2

I commented: Since both PATs and RPTs are already formally defined, and function, as OAuth access tokens, I wonder if it's necessary to spell this requirement out. (The protection API is just about introspecting the RPT.)

James replied: Only in that in UMA 1.0 the token type hint was not access_token.

Justin weighed in: This is a good point, might as well spell it out.