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diff --git a/doc/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md b/doc/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md index 427c412219a..2fd18f583a4 100644 --- a/doc/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md +++ b/doc/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md @@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ Personal access tokens can be an alternative to [OAuth2](../../api/oauth2.md) an In both cases, you authenticate with a personal access token in place of your password. +WARNING: +The ability to create personal access tokens without expiry was +[deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/369122) in GitLab 15.4 and is planned for removal in GitLab +16.0. When this ability is removed, existing personal access tokens without an expiry are planned to have an expiry added. +The automatic adding of an expiry occurs on GitLab.com during the 16.0 milestone. The automatic adding of an expiry +occurs on self-managed instances when they are upgraded to GitLab 16.0. This change is a breaking change. + Personal access tokens are: - Required when [two-factor authentication (2FA)](account/two_factor_authentication.md) is enabled. @@ -40,6 +47,8 @@ Use impersonation tokens to automate authentication as a specific user. ## Create a personal access token +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/348660) in GitLab 15.3, default expiration of 30 days is populated in the UI. + You can create as many personal access tokens as you like. 1. In the top-right corner, select your avatar. |