Rust: Improved API tokens for crates.io

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If you recently generated a new API token on crates.io, you might have noticed our new API token creation page and some of the new features it now supports.

Previously, when clicking the "New Token" button on https://crates.io/settings/tokens, you were only provided with the option to choose a token name, without any additional choices. We knew that we wanted to offer our users more flexibility, but in the previous user interface that would have been difficult, so our first step was to build a proper "New API Token" page.

Our roadmap included two essential features known as "token scopes". The first of them allows you to restrict API tokens to specific operations. For instance, you can configure a token to solely enable the publishing of new versions for existing crates, while disallowing the creation of new crates. The second one offers an optional restriction where tokens can be limited ...

Get the full details here: Improved API tokens for crates.io | Rust Blog