Introduction

Personal Access Tokens (PATs) in Outpost provide a secure way to access and interact with your repositories, services, and jobs programmatically. PATs can be used to authenticate API requests and automate workflows.

Features

• Secure Access: Generate tokens to securely access your repositories.
• Granular Permissions: Define specific permissions for each token.
• Revocation: Easily revoke tokens if they are compromised or no longer needed.

Creating a Personal Access Token

• Navigate to Settings: From your dashboard, select the 'Settings' tab.
• Access Tokens: Click on 'Personal Access Tokens'.
• Generate Token: Click on 'Generate New Token' and provide a name and description.
• Set Permissions: Select the appropriate permissions for the token.
• Create Token: Click 'Create Token' and save it securely.

Using Personal Access Tokens

• Authentication: Use the token as a password when making API requests.
• Automation: Integrate PATs into your CI/CD pipelines for automated workflows.
• Revocation: Revoke tokens if they are no longer needed or compromised.

Best Practices

• Minimal Permissions: Assign only the necessary permissions to each token.
• Security: Store tokens securely and never share them publicly.
• Regular Rotation: Regularly rotate your tokens to maintain security.