OAuth 2 access_token vs OpenId Connect id_token

Question

Although I have worked with OAuth 2 before, I am a newbie to Open ID Connect.

Reading the tutorials and documentations I have come across both access_token<

Answer 1

Another angle to provide an answer:

id_token

• An id_token is a JWT - make note of that!
• It contains claims about the identity of the user/resource owner
• Having a valid id_token means that the user is authenticated

access_token

• An access_token is a bearer token
• A bearer token means that the bearer can access the resource without further identification
• An access_token can be a JWT (see Appendix point 1.) or opaque

If you want to read more: Types of tokens in oidc and oauth