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Version content on personal access token expiration for GitHub Enterprise Server 3.3+ and GitHub AE >M2 (#21421)

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Co-authored-by: Lucas Costi <lucascosti@users.noreply.github.com>
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4. Click **Generate new token**.
![Generate new token button](/assets/images/help/settings/generate_new_token.png)
5. Give your token a descriptive name.
![Token description field](/assets/images/help/settings/token_description.png){% ifversion fpt or ghes > 3.1 or ghae-issue-4374 %}
![Token description field](/assets/images/help/settings/token_description.png){% ifversion fpt or ghes > 3.2 or ghae-issue-4374 %}
6. To give your token an expiration, select the **Expiration** drop-down menu, then click a default or use the calendar picker.
![Token expiration field](/assets/images/help/settings/token_expiration.png){% endif %}
7. Select the scopes, or permissions, you'd like to grant this token. To use your token to access repositories from the command line, select **repo**.
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ Instead of manually entering your PAT for every HTTPS Git operation, you can cac
## Further reading
- "[About authentication to GitHub](/github/authenticating-to-github/about-authentication-to-github)"
- "[Token expiration and revocation](/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/token-expiration-and-revocation)"
- "[About authentication to GitHub](/github/authenticating-to-github/about-authentication-to-github)"{% ifversion fpt or ghae-issue-4374 or ghes > 3.2 %}
- "[Token expiration and revocation](/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/token-expiration-and-revocation)"{% endif %}

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| Action | Description
|------------------|-------------------
| `create` | Triggered when you [grant access to an {% data variables.product.prodname_oauth_app %}](/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/authorizing-oauth-apps).
| `destroy` | Triggered when you [revoke an {% data variables.product.prodname_oauth_app %}'s access to your account](/articles/reviewing-your-authorized-integrations) and when [authorizations are revoked or expire](/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/token-expiration-and-revocation).
| `destroy` | Triggered when you [revoke an {% data variables.product.prodname_oauth_app %}'s access to your account](/articles/reviewing-your-authorized-integrations){% ifversion fpt or ghae-issue-4374 or ghes > 3.2 %} and when [authorizations are revoked or expire](/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/token-expiration-and-revocation).{% else %}.{% endif %}
{% ifversion fpt %}

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shortTitle: Token expiration
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When a token has expired or has been revoked, it can no longer be used to authenticate Git and API requests. It is not possible to restore an expired or revoked token, you or the application will need to create a new token.
When a token {% ifversion fpt or ghae-issue-4374 or ghes > 3.2 %}has expired or {% endif %} has been revoked, it can no longer be used to authenticate Git and API requests. It is not possible to restore an expired or revoked token, you or the application will need to create a new token.
This article explains the possible reasons your {% data variables.product.product_name %} token might be revoked or expire.
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{% endnote %}
{% ifversion fpt or ghae-issue-4374 or ghes > 3.1 %}
{% ifversion fpt or ghae-issue-4374 or ghes > 3.2 %}
## Token revoked after reaching its expiration date
When you create a personal access token, we recommend that you set an expiration for your token. Upon reaching your token's expiration date, the token is automatically revoked. For more information, see "[Creating a personal access token](/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token)."