# GitHub Credential revocation and deauthorization by token type

- Product: GitHub (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github)
- Vendor: GitHub
- Date: 2026-08-18
- Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-18-credential-revocation-and-deauthorization-by-token-type
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/2026-08-18-credential-revocation-and-deauthorization-by-toke

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Building on our self-service credential revocation experiences for incident response, you can now take token-type and user-specific actions to deauthorize and revoke user credentials during a security…

- **added** — Credential revocation and deauthorization actions available by token type and user-specific basis during security incidents