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diff --git a/doc/ci/jobs/ci_job_token.md b/doc/ci/jobs/ci_job_token.md index 532a0dffbce..1906d9cdb6c 100644 --- a/doc/ci/jobs/ci_job_token.md +++ b/doc/ci/jobs/ci_job_token.md @@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ You can use a GitLab CI/CD job token to authenticate with specific API endpoints - [Terraform plan](../../user/infrastructure/index.md). The token has the same permissions to access the API as the user that executes the -job. Therefore, this user must be assigned to [a role that has the required privileges](../../user/permissions.md#gitlab-cicd-permissions). +The token has the same permissions to access the API as the user that caused the +job to run. A user can cause a job to run by pushing a commit, triggering a manual job, +being the owner of a scheduled pipeline, and so on. Therefore, this user must be assigned to +[a role that has the required privileges](../../user/permissions.md#gitlab-cicd-permissions). The token is valid only while the pipeline job runs. After the job finishes, you can't use the token anymore. |