website/docs/reference/setup-tools/kubeadm/kubeadm-token.md

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mikedanese luxas jbeda	kubeadm token

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Bootstrap tokens are used for establishing bidirectional trust between a node joining the cluster and a the master node, as described in authenticating with bootstrap tokens.

kubeadm init creates an initial token with a 24-hour TTL. The following commands allow you to manage such a token and also to create and manage new ones.

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kubeadm token create

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kubeadm token delete

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kubeadm token generate

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kubeadm token list

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• kubeadm join to bootstrap a Kubernetes worker node and join it to the cluster {% endcapture %}

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