Bearer Token - CI/CD Glossary Definition
A bearer token is a credential sent in an Authorization: Bearer <token> header; whoever holds (bears) it can use it, so it must be kept secret and is usually short-lived.
In CI
The automatically provided GITHUB_TOKEN is used as a bearer token for API calls within a workflow. Bearer tokens belong in encrypted secrets and should never be echoed to logs.
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