I get “Authorization has been denied for this request.” error message when using OWIN oAuth middleware (with separate Auth and Resource Server)

Question

I am attempting to decouple my auth and resource server. I am following the example provided in this tutorial:

http://bitoftech.net/2014/09/24/decouple-owin-authoriz

Answer 1

Running web applications in IIS with different pool you'll get different keys. So, you should run auth and resource applications with the same application pool. Check this https://gyorgybalassy.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/how-unique-is-your-machine-key/