Version 5.x has been out of support since December 13, 2022, and this corresponding section of the documentation is no longer maintained. We strongly recommend you upgrade to the latest supported version of 7.x and read the latest version of this documentation.

Operational Data

For certain operations, IdentityServer needs a persistence store to keep dynamically created state. This data is collectively called operational data, and includes:

  • Grants for authorization and device codes, reference and refresh tokens, and remembered user consent
  • Keys managing dynamically created signing keys