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| author | Tim Hobbs <timothy.hobbs@ic-consult.com> | 2019-04-01 07:28:56 +0300 |
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| committer | Evan Read <eread@gitlab.com> | 2019-04-01 07:28:56 +0300 |
| commit | 72a033ffb7ad106d690bdd970568299077571a67 (patch) | |
| tree | 2b2cda50e131b26a8ac5a09677c9f0fb3693946c | |
| parent | e08c693babaf1a774061ce2bd185946f4717e8ec (diff) | |
Clarify that personal access token should be sent as password for authentication.
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md | 7 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
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. |