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## Store a token in a Secret
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1\. [Create a personal token](https://aiven.io/docs/platform/howto/create_authentication_token) in the Aiven Console.
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1\. Create an [application user](https://aiven.io/docs/platform/concepts/application-users) in the Aiven Console.
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2\. To create a Kubernetes Secret, run:
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2\. Create an [application token](https://aiven.io/docs/platform/howto/manage-application-users#create-a-token-for-an-application-user) for the application user.
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!!! note
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You can also use a [personal token](https://aiven.io/docs/platform/howto/create_authentication_token).
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3\. To create a Kubernetes Secret with the token, run:
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```shell
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kubectl create secret generic aiven-token --from-literal=token="TOKEN"
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Where `TOKEN` is your personal token. This creates a Secret named `aiven-token`.
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Where `TOKEN` is the token. This creates a Secret named `aiven-token`.
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When managing your Aiven resources, you use the Secret in the `authSecretRef` field. The following is an example
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for a PostgreSQL service with the token:
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key: token
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