From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (firstgate.proxmox.com [212.224.123.68]) by lore.proxmox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1EEA91FF141 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:25:59 +0100 (CET) Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id 536CEC2DA; Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:26:54 +0100 (CET) From: Hannes Duerr To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com Subject: [PATCH pve-docs] api token: mention that guest/sys console cannot be accessed by an API token. Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:26:12 +0100 Message-ID: <20260227102612.41532-1-h.duerr@proxmox.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.47.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Bm-Milter-Handled: 55990f41-d878-4baa-be0a-ee34c49e34d2 X-Bm-Transport-Timestamp: 1772187958287 X-SPAM-LEVEL: Spam detection results: 0 AWL -0.983 Adjusted score from AWL reputation of From: address BAYES_00 -1.9 Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% DMARC_MISSING 0.1 Missing DMARC policy KAM_DMARC_STATUS 0.01 Test Rule for DKIM or SPF Failure with Strict Alignment RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED 1.158 ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to Validity was blocked. See https://knowledge.validity.com/hc/en-us/articles/20961730681243 for more information. RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED 0.306 ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to Validity was blocked. See https://knowledge.validity.com/hc/en-us/articles/20961730681243 for more information. RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED 0.668 ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to Validity was blocked. See https://knowledge.validity.com/hc/en-us/articles/20961730681243 for more information. SPF_HELO_NONE 0.001 SPF: HELO does not publish an SPF Record SPF_PASS -0.001 SPF: sender matches SPF record Message-ID-Hash: OFEFK3KPYI7A3PSWWM4QDQIF7F6DZJZZ X-Message-ID-Hash: OFEFK3KPYI7A3PSWWM4QDQIF7F6DZJZZ X-MailFrom: h.duerr@proxmox.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; loop; banned-address; emergency; member-moderation; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.10 Precedence: list List-Id: Proxmox VE development discussion List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Signed-off-by: Hannes Duerr --- pveum.adoc | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/pveum.adoc b/pveum.adoc index 25e10ef..6219363 100644 --- a/pveum.adoc +++ b/pveum.adoc @@ -87,11 +87,15 @@ much more maintainable access control list. API Tokens ---------- -API tokens allow stateless access to most parts of the REST API from another -system, software or API client. Tokens can be generated for individual users -and can be given separate permissions and expiration dates to limit the scope -and duration of the access. Should the API token get compromised, it can be -revoked without disabling the user itself. +API tokens allow stateless access to most parts of the REST API from +another system, software, or API client. Exceptions are endpoints that +provide access to the VM or System console. These endpoints require +user privileges and can not be accessed via API token. +Tokens can be generated for individual users and can be given separate +permissions and expiration dates to limit the scope and duration of +the access. Should the API token get compromised, it can be revoked +without disabling the user itself. + API tokens come in two basic types: -- 2.47.3