What's new from Grafana Labsbreadcrumb arrow Set maximum lifetimes for access tokens
What's new from Grafana Labs
What's new from Grafana Labs
Grafana Cloud Generally Available Authentication and authorization
Release date: 2025-09-11

Set maximum lifetimes for access tokens

You can now put guardrails in place by enforcing a maximum expiration date for all newly created Cloud Access Policy tokens. This gives you stronger control over credentials and helps ensure your security and compliance standards are met.

Benefits you get right away:

  • Stronger security: No more “forever” tokens left lingering in your environment.
  • Policy alignment: Every token follows the lifetime you define, supporting your compliance requirements.
  • Easier audits: Shorter-lived tokens reduce the risk of stale credentials being overlooked during reviews.
  • Smaller attack surface: Limiting token lifetimes lowers the chance of long-term misuse if a token is ever exposed.

Head over to your Cloud Portal settings to set your organization’s maximum token expiration and keep your environments safer by default.


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