From 3855fc75e3e0284f1870615fe4ca4eecd951c182 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hc-github-team-secure-vault-core <82990506+hc-github-team-secure-vault-core@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:51:18 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] backport of commit b49d668e6a4dc585b81c0eaed601da85651ea0f5 (#22411) Co-authored-by: Adrian Todorov --- website/content/docs/concepts/tokens.mdx | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/website/content/docs/concepts/tokens.mdx b/website/content/docs/concepts/tokens.mdx index 295cc440d..9f702da6a 100644 --- a/website/content/docs/concepts/tokens.mdx +++ b/website/content/docs/concepts/tokens.mdx @@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ description: Tokens are a core auth method in Vault. Concepts and important feat # Tokens -!> **Warning**: Since tokens are considered opaque values, their structure is undocumented and subject to change. For these reasons, we do not recommend using tokens within your scripts or for automation since it can cause breakage. + + Tokens are opaque values so their structure is undocumented and subject to change. + Scripts and automations that rely on the internal structure of a token in scripts will break. + Tokens are the core method for _authentication_ within Vault. Tokens can be used directly or [auth methods](/vault/docs/concepts/auth)