A random alphanumeric string that functions as a password authorizing a server connection. The format of the token depends on the authorization scheme in use. MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 uses a 128-bit string known as a magic cookie. MIT-KERBEROS-5 uses an encrypted string to authorize server connections. This string is stored separately. The token entry in the X authority file represents the encoded location of the Kerberos keytab file and associated principal name, which is referenced by the server to locate the encrypted string.