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# Token based authentication (User logins)

# Token based authentication (User logins) {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Enhance the security mechanism for users to access a network using token based
authentication.

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| [Time limited authentication](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/g_yuNWnEYJo2MD6UIxuAGA "Support time limited authentication for your ServiceNow instance.") [Token based authentication is a protocol which allows users to verify their identity, and in return receive a unique access token.It helps to enhance the security mechanism for users to access a network.](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/g_yuNWnEYJo2MD6UIxuAGA "Support time limited authentication for your ServiceNow instance.") | [Digest Token Authentication](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/qMVq6r~ELFg8RzXUnXajQw "The digest token authentication passes user credentials and a digest token within an unencrypted HTTP header.") [The digest token authentication passes user credentials and a digest token within an unencrypted HTTP header.](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/qMVq6r~ELFg8RzXUnXajQw "The digest token authentication passes user credentials and a digest token within an unencrypted HTTP header.") |
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