# Rotate profile authentication token
### Importance of periodic token rotation and impact
As explained in the documentation for [deploying agents](/getting-started/deploy-enforcement-point.md), security best practices dictate that authentication tokens should be rotated periodically.
The existing token will be invalidated but existing agents that were already registered are not affected.
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Once rotated, in order to allow deployments of additional agents, **you must** replace all deployment scripts/configuration files/key vault entries that contain the now-invalid token.
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### How to invalidate existing token and create a new one
When browsing to **Policy->Profiles** and editing any profile, its authentication token, used for authentication new deployments, can be found under Authentication section:
Clicking on the icon will invalidate the current token and create a new one that can be copied.
Clicking on the  icon will invalidate the current token and create a new one that can be copied.
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