# Auth Token "expires\_in" meaning?
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auth-token-expires-in-meaning/57377
**Category:** General
**Created:** [28 January 2022 02:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auth-token-expires-in-meaning/57377 "2022-01-28T02:36:59Z")
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### Author:  [@Henjoe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Henjoe)
#### Post date: [28 January 2022 02:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auth-token-expires-in-meaning/57377/1 "2022-01-28T02:36:59Z")
Hi nodered experts,
May I know the meaning for the expires\_in in the admin API of nodered?
I believed this is the range of time where the token will be expire, but I am not sure wether it is in minutes? hour? or days?
The 604800 means?
In addition, I want my token to never get expired, is it possible?
Regards,
Henjoe
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### Author:  [@kuema](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kuema)
#### Post date: [28 January 2022 06:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auth-token-expires-in-meaning/57377/2 "2022-01-28T06:46:36Z")
That value looks familiar, so my _guess_ is, those are seconds. 🧐
Meaning `604800 = 60 * 60 * 24 * 7`, which is one week.
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### Author:  [@Henjoe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Henjoe)
#### Post date: [28 January 2022 06:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auth-token-expires-in-meaning/57377/3 "2022-01-28T06:58:53Z")
I see!
It is not mentioned in their documentation, I guess you are right.
Thanks!
Regards,
Henjoe
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [28 January 2022 12:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auth-token-expires-in-meaning/57377/4 "2022-01-28T12:21:40Z")
A bearer token that never expires is VERY insecure.
The problem with bearer tokens is that they are used as a security feature but really they are only a convenience feature. The system must provide the security processing.
A token is fairly easy to intercept and copy. If there is no other security process and the token doesn't expire, the attacked has permanent access to the system.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [29 March 2022 12:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auth-token-expires-in-meaning/57377/5 "2022-03-29T12:22:01Z")
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