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All about keystone tokens

All about keystone tokens¶

Everything you need to know about keystone tokens.

  • Keystone tokens
    • Authorization scopes
    • Token providers
  • Fernet - Frequently Asked Questions
    • What is a fernet token?
    • What is a fernet key?
    • What are the different types of keys?
    • So, how does a staged key help me and why do I care about it?
    • Where do I put my key repository?
    • What is the recommended way to rotate and distribute keys?
    • Do fernet tokens still expire?
    • Why should I choose fernet tokens over UUID tokens?
    • Why should I choose fernet tokens over PKI or PKIZ tokens?
    • Should I rotate and distribute keys from the same keystone node every rotation?
    • How do I add new keystone nodes to a deployment?
    • How should I approach key distribution?
    • How long should I keep my keys around?
    • Is a fernet token still a bearer token?
    • What if I need to revoke all my tokens?
    • What can an attacker do if they compromise a fernet key in my deployment?
    • I rotated keys and now tokens are invalidating early, what did I do?
  • JWS key rotation
    • Initial setup
    • Continued operations
  • Token provider
this page last updated: 2019-01-29 21:35:53
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