# New feature: project tokens (https://depot.dev/blog/project-tokens)

> By Kyle Galbraith (CEO & Co-founder of Depot)
> Published 2022-06-21

We recently released a new authentication method for builds in Depot, project tokens! With this new feature, you now have three different ways to authenticate and run builds with Depot:

1. User access tokens
   * Created by individual users, user access tokens allow build access for any project in any organization that the user has access to.
2. OIDC tokens (GitHub only)
   * Configured by organization administrators for specific projects via [trust relationships](/docs/cli/authentication#oidc-trust-relationships), OIDC tokens issued by GitHub Actions can be programatically exchanged for temporary build tokens, allowing access to specific projects inside the workflow run.
3. Project tokens
   * Created by organization administrators for a single project, project tokens allow build access for only that one project.

## When to use project tokens?

A project token belongs to a specific project within a single organization. They are scoped to only allow building images for the project they are associated with. This a finer grained approach than user access tokens, and is the recommended way to authenticate builds to Depot from your CI provider.

*Note: If you are using GitHub Actions as your CI provider, you can use the [OIDC token approach](/docs/cli/authentication#oidc-trust-relationships), which doesn't require any static access tokens and instead issues temporary access tokens for each workflow run. This is a more secure option if available to you.*

## How to configure a project token

Project tokens can be configured from the Project Details page.

<img alt="Project Details page for Depot" src="/images/project-tokens.png" width="2706" height="2660" />

1. Open your Project Details page by clicking into a project from your projects list
2. Click on Settings
3. Enter a description under `Add project token` and click create token

You can then use your new token in your existing CI provider to route builds to that specific project in Depot. See our [integration guides](/docs/container-builds/integrations/github-actions) for details on how to set these tokens in a variety of CI providers.

## Feedback

We are continually looking for ways to make Docker builds easier, faster, and more secure. If you have any ideas or questions about project tokens, or anything Depot related, [send us an email](mailto:contact@depot.dev).

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