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  A data structure that contains authorization information for a user or group. A system uses an access token to control access to securable objects and to control the ability of a user to perform various system-related operations on a local computer.
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  access token. (n.d.). Active Directory Glossary. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/access-token.

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  access token. www.guardianedge.com. Active Directory Glossary. GuardianEdge Technologies. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/access-token (accessed: June 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "access token." Active Directory Glossary. GuardianEdge Technologies. 8 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/access-token.

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