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| author | Igor Drozdov <idrozdov@gitlab.com> | 2019-04-01 17:36:11 +0300 |
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| committer | Igor Drozdov <idrozdov@gitlab.com> | 2019-04-01 17:36:11 +0300 |
| commit | 04bb35a4b562fd57b14c55645bb1848a50cdef56 (patch) | |
| tree | 1bd1ac2af6a5c088ac2529cdbccceeca402d3ebe /doc/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md | |
| parent | ade207e575ab846f6d354aaccc1382a6e512dd0d (diff) | |
| parent | b8118a65d595040bfce2d83d5e38dd63ebfedb58 (diff) | |
| download | gitlab-ce-id-split-self-approval-restrictions.tar.gz | |
Merge branch 'master' into id-split-self-approval-restrictionsid-split-self-approval-restrictions
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diff --git a/doc/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md b/doc/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md index 3a4d09c35d9..52b4a72e688 100644 --- a/doc/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md +++ b/doc/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md @@ -5,12 +5,9 @@ Personal access tokens are the preferred way for third party applications and scripts to authenticate with the [GitLab API][api], if using [OAuth2](../../api/oauth2.md) is not practical. -You can also use them to authenticate against Git over HTTP. They are the only -accepted method of authentication when you have -[Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)][2fa] enabled. +You can also use personal access tokens to authenticate against Git over HTTP or SSH. They must be used when you have [Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)][2fa] enabled. Authenticate with a token in place of your password. -Once you have your token, [pass it to the API][usage] using either the -`private_token` parameter or the `Private-Token` header. +To make [authenticated requests to the API][usage], use either the `private_token` parameter or the `Private-Token` header. The expiration of personal access tokens happens on the date you define, at midnight UTC. |