diff --git a/src/Middleware/ResourceServerMiddleware.php b/src/Middleware/ResourceServerMiddleware.php
index 65d6e8e4..eecaabbe 100644
--- a/src/Middleware/ResourceServerMiddleware.php
+++ b/src/Middleware/ResourceServerMiddleware.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ResourceServerMiddleware
     public function __invoke(ServerRequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response, callable $next)
     {
         try {
-            $request = $this->server->validateRequest($request);
+            $request = $this->server->validateAuthenticatedRequest($request);
         } catch (OAuthServerException $exception) {
             return $exception->generateHttpResponse($response);
             // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
diff --git a/src/ResponseTypes/AbstractResponseType.php b/src/ResponseTypes/AbstractResponseType.php
index bc218266..b0e8dfc0 100644
--- a/src/ResponseTypes/AbstractResponseType.php
+++ b/src/ResponseTypes/AbstractResponseType.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ abstract class AbstractResponseType implements ResponseTypeInterface
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
-    public function determineAccessTokenInHeader(ServerRequestInterface $request)
+    public function validateAccessToken(ServerRequestInterface $request)
     {
         if ($request->hasHeader('authorization') === false) {
             throw OAuthServerException::accessDenied('Missing "Authorization" header');
diff --git a/src/ResponseTypes/BearerTokenResponse.php b/src/ResponseTypes/BearerTokenResponse.php
index 643c1917..c161bd3c 100644
--- a/src/ResponseTypes/BearerTokenResponse.php
+++ b/src/ResponseTypes/BearerTokenResponse.php
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ class BearerTokenResponse extends AbstractResponseType
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
-    public function determineAccessTokenInHeader(ServerRequestInterface $request)
+    public function validateAccessToken(ServerRequestInterface $request)
     {
-        $request = parent::determineAccessTokenInHeader($request);
+        $request = parent::validateAccessToken($request);
 
         $header = $request->getHeader('authorization');
         $jwt = trim(preg_replace('/^(?:\s+)?Bearer\s/', '', $header[0]));
diff --git a/src/ResponseTypes/MAC.php b/src/ResponseTypes/MAC.php
index 598214d4..106d7330 100644
--- a/src/ResponseTypes/MAC.php
+++ b/src/ResponseTypes/MAC.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class MAC extends AbstractTokenType implements TokenTypeInterface
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
-    public function determineAccessTokenInHeader(Request $request)
+    public function validateAccessToken(Request $request)
     {
         if ($request->headers->has('Authorization') === false) {
             return;
diff --git a/src/ResponseTypes/ResponseTypeInterface.php b/src/ResponseTypes/ResponseTypeInterface.php
index 34198eaf..982ef2b1 100644
--- a/src/ResponseTypes/ResponseTypeInterface.php
+++ b/src/ResponseTypes/ResponseTypeInterface.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ interface ResponseTypeInterface
      *
      * @return ServerRequestInterface
      */
-    public function determineAccessTokenInHeader(ServerRequestInterface $request);
+    public function validateAccessToken(ServerRequestInterface $request);
 
     /**
      * @param ResponseInterface $response
diff --git a/src/Server.php b/src/Server.php
index 248a5b7c..9d328d3c 100644
--- a/src/Server.php
+++ b/src/Server.php
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ class Server implements EmitterAwareInterface
      *
      * @return \Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface
      */
-    public function validateRequest(ServerRequestInterface $request)
+    public function validateAuthenticatedRequest(ServerRequestInterface $request)
     {
-        return $this->getResponseType()->determineAccessTokenInHeader($request);
+        return $this->getResponseType()->validateAccessToken($request);
     }
 
     /**