Personal Access Tokens are an alternative approach to authenticate API requests in GPUonCLOUD PaaS, which, in comparison to the default session-based method, provides greater versatility and reliability.
Among advantages of tokens, the following ones can be highlighted:- multiple tokens can be generated at once to support different tasks
- simplified authentication with tokens (no need to perform additional request(s) to get a session) ensures smaller code-base and quicker response when using automation scripts
- your credentials (login and password) are not exposed within scripts
- tokens can authenticate just a specified part of the account functionality, so you can share them with co-workers and third-party assistants without creating a security breach
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tokens can be supplemented with the expiration date or manually revoked at any time