/operate/tools/gitlab/Recent content in GitLab Component on Software FactoryHugoen/operate/tools/gitlab/secrets/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/operate/tools/gitlab/secrets/<p>This document lists <a href="/use/tools/gitlab/manage/secrets/">all secrets, tokens and credentials</a> that can be configured and managed by an administrator user in GitLab.</p> <h2 id="list-of-credentials">List of credentials<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#list-of-credentials" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Credentials type</th> <th>Usage</th> <th>Official documentation link</th> <th>Comment</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Tokens</strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Personal Access Tokens</td> <td>Authenticate to GitLab API, Git repositories through HTTPS, GitLab registry</td> <td><a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/security/tokens/#personal-access-tokens" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Personal Access Tokens</a> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Project access tokens</td> <td>Access tokens scoped to a project</td> <td><a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/security/tokens/#project-access-tokens" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Project access tokens</a> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Group access tokens</td> <td>Access tokens scoped yo a group</td> <td><a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/security/tokens/#group-access-tokens" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Group access tokens</a> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Impersonation Tokens</td> <td>Admin‑created personal access token that lets you authenticate to the GitLab API, repositories, and registry as a specific user</td> <td><a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/security/tokens/#impersonation-tokens" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Impersonation tokens</a> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>OAuth 2.0 tokens</td> <td>Allow other services to access the GitLab API on a user’s behalf</td> <td><a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/security/tokens/#oauth-20-tokens" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OAuth 2.0 tokens</a> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Keys</strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>SSH Keys</td> <td>Git Workflows</td> <td><a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/user/ssh/" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Use SSH Keys</a> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Other</strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>User passwords</td> <td>User Authentication</td> <td><a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/user/profile/user_passwords/" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Security configuration</a> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Two-factor authentication (2FA)</td> <td>Additional level of security to GitLab account</td> <td><a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/user/profile/account/two_factor_authentication/" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Two-factor Authentication</a> </td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="credential-configuration-parameters">Credential Configuration Parameters<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#credential-configuration-parameters" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <p>This section lists all parameters available for credential configuration. Each parameter can be set by an administrator through the Admin UI, REST API request, or defined in a configuration file.</p>