> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://fusionauth.io/docs/llms.txt)

# TMB posts

[Token-Mediating Backend: An alternative to the BFF architecture](https://fusionauth.io/blog/auth-architecture-part2-tmb.md)

*   [Education](https://fusionauth.io/blog/category/education.md)
*   [Security](https://fusionauth.io/blog/category/security.md)

### [Token-Mediating Backend: An alternative to the BFF architecture](https://fusionauth.io/blog/auth-architecture-part2-tmb.md)

This post discusses the Token-Mediating Backend (TMB) authentication architecture for OAuth 2 applications. It covers how secure TMB is, when to use it, and...

[Kim Maida](https://fusionauth.io/blog/author/kim-maida.md)

[Nathan Contino](https://fusionauth.io/blog/author/nathan-contino.md)

May 7, 2026