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Manage application users

Application users give non-human users programmatic access to Aiven. You grant them access to organization resources using roles and permissions.

You must be an organization admin to access this feature.

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Application users can be a security risk if not carefully managed and monitored. Follow best practices for mitigating these risks.

Create an application user​

  1. Click Admin.
  2. Click Application users.
  3. Click Create application user.
  4. Enter a name and click Create application user.
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If you reach the limit of application users, you can request an increase by contacting Aiven support.

Create a token for an application user​

  1. Click Admin.

  2. Click Application users.

  3. Click the application user's name.

  4. In the Authentication tokens section, click Generate token.

  5. Optional: Enter a description and session duration.

  6. Optional: Add an IP address range to the allowlist for this token.

  7. Click Generate token.

  8. Click the Copy icon and save your token somewhere safe.

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    You cannot view the token after you close this window.

  9. Click Close.

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You cannot change the token's session duration or allowlist after creating it.

Revoke a token for an application user​

  1. Click Admin > Application users.
  2. Click the name of the application user.
  3. In the Authentication tokens section, click Actions.
  4. Select Revoke.

Check last activity of an application user​

  1. Click Admin > Application users.
  2. Click the name of the application user.
  3. To see the date and time that each application token was last used, go to the Authentication tokens section.

Delete an application user​

  1. Click Admin > Application users.
  2. Find the user and click Actions > Delete.