personal-access-token

A personal access token (PAT) is a type of authentication token used to access a specific service or application. It is a secure way to provide access without sharing sensitive information, such as a username and password. A PAT is typically used for API requests, allowing the user to authenticate and access the API by providing the token, which is usually a long string of random characters. PATs are commonly used in software development, particularly in version control systems like Git or GitHub, to allow developers to access and modify code repositories.