Commit 1ee1c935 authored by Mike Jang's avatar Mike Jang

Merge branch 'djensen-tweak-pat-lifetime-documentation' into 'master'

Clarify PAT lifetime documentation

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!54743
parents f43ee18b 85353570
......@@ -152,20 +152,20 @@ To set a limit on how long these sessions are valid:
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/3649) in GitLab Ultimate 12.6.
Users can optionally specify an expiration date for
Users can optionally specify a lifetime for
[personal access tokens](../../profile/personal_access_tokens.md).
This expiration date is not a requirement, and can be set to any arbitrary date.
This lifetime is not a requirement, and can be set to any arbitrary number of days.
Personal access tokens are the only tokens needed for programmatic access to GitLab.
However, organizations with security requirements may want to enforce more protection by
requiring the regular rotation of these tokens.
### Setting a limit
### Setting a lifetime
Only a GitLab administrator can set a limit. Leaving it empty means
Only a GitLab administrator can set a lifetime. Leaving it empty means
there are no restrictions.
To set a limit on how long personal access tokens are valid:
To set a lifetime on how long personal access tokens are valid:
1. Navigate to **Admin Area > Settings > General**.
1. Expand the **Account and limit** section.
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