About Personal Access Tokens

To enhance security and minimize reliance on embedded credentials in scripts, users can now generate Personal Access Tokens (PATs). These tokens serve as secure, temporary authentication credentials that inherit the user's permissions, enabling seamless integration with automated workflows and external applications.

Key Features:

  • Permission Mirroring – PATs automatically reflect the user's existing permissions, ensuring consistent access control.

  • Flexible Expiration – Users can set expiration dates for tokens or revoke them at any time, reducing security risks.

  • Enhanced Security – By replacing stored passwords with tokens, PATs help mitigate unauthorized access and credential leakage in scripts.

This feature simplifies authentication while maintaining security, offering a more robust alternative to traditional credential management.

PAT creation process

  1. First an admin will need to enable this feature in the Administration module.

  2. Next, In Security Manager, a user can access My Personal Access Token.