Machine-to-machine (M2M) tokens

A machine-to-machine (M2M) token is a token requested by one service so it can communicate with another service acting as itself.

In Identity, we provide the ability to assign permissions to an application. This functionality allows an application to perform the client_credentials flow to retrieve a JWT token with permissions.

The token generated can then be used to communicate with other applications in the Camunda Platform without the need for user intervention.

Want to learn how to generate an M2M token?

Head to our guide, generating M2M tokens to find out more!