This document provides a short overview over selected types of tokens used to identify and authorise users. We analyse the different properties of tokens and categorise available authorisation patterns to give recommendations about the lifetimes of tokens associated with specific properties and authorisation levels.

Document URL: https://zenodo.org/records/16737674/files/AARC-G081-Recommendations-for-token-lifetimes.pdf
Development information: https://wiki.geant.org/display/AARC/AARC-G081
Status: Final (9 Mar 2026) – Endorsed by AEGIS
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16737674
Errata: none
Supersedes: none