Correct reference to Job Token and the API

Fixes: #202553

doc/api/README.md

@@ -158,9 +158,21 @@ for example, without needing to explicitly pass an access token.
 With a few API endpoints you can use a [GitLab CI/CD job token](../user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md#job-token)
 to authenticate with the API:
 
+- Packages:
+  - [Composer Repository](../user/packages/composer_repository/index.md)
+  - [Conan Repository](../user/packages/conan_repository/index.md)
+  - [Container Registry](../user/packages/container_registry/index.md) (`$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD` is actually `$CI_JOB_TOKEN`, but this may change in the future)
+  - [Go Proxy](../user/packages/go_proxy/index.md)
+  - [Maven Repository](../user/packages/maven_repository/index.md#authenticating-with-a-ci-job-token)
+  - [NPM Repository](../user/packages/npm_registry/index.md#authenticating-with-a-ci-job-token)
+  - [Nuget Repository](../user/packages/nuget_repository/index.md)
+  - [PyPI Repository](../user/packages/pypi_repository/index.md#using-gitlab-ci-with-pypi-packages)
 - [Get job artifacts](job_artifacts.md#get-job-artifacts)
-- [Pipeline triggers](pipeline_triggers.md)
+- [Pipeline triggers](pipeline_triggers.md) (via `token=` parameter)
 - [Release creation](releases/index.md#create-a-release)
+- [Terraform plan](../user/infrastructure/index.md)
+
+The token is valid as long as the job is running.
 
 ### Impersonation tokens
 

doc/ci/variables/predefined_variables.md

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Kubernetes-specific environment variables are detailed in the
 | `CI_JOB_NAME`                                 | 9.0    | 0.5    | The name of the job as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
 | `CI_JOB_STAGE`                                | 9.0    | 0.5    | The name of the stage as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | `CI_JOB_STATUS`                               | all    | 13.5   | The state of the job as each runner stage is executed. Use with [`after_script`](../yaml/README.md#before_script-and-after_script) where `CI_JOB_STATUS` can be either: `success`, `failed` or `canceled`.                                                                                                                                                                              |
-| `CI_JOB_TOKEN`                                | 9.0    | 1.2    | Token used for authenticating with the [GitLab Container Registry](../../user/packages/container_registry/index.md), downloading [dependent repositories](../../user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md#dependent-repositories), and accessing [GitLab-managed Terraform state](../../user/infrastructure/index.md#gitlab-managed-terraform-state).         |
+| `CI_JOB_TOKEN`                                | 9.0    | 1.2    | Token used for authenticating with [a few API endpoints](../../api/README.md#gitlab-ci-job-token) and downloading [dependent repositories](../../user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md#dependent-repositories). The token is valid as long as the job is running. |
 | `CI_JOB_JWT`                                  | 12.10  | all    | RS256 JSON web token that can be used for authenticating with third party systems that support JWT authentication, for example [HashiCorp's Vault](../secrets/index.md). |
 | `CI_JOB_URL`                                  | 11.1   | 0.5    | Job details URL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | `CI_KUBERNETES_ACTIVE`                        | 13.0   | all    | Included with the value `true` only if the pipeline has a Kubernetes cluster available for deployments. Not included if no cluster is available. Can be used as an alternative to [`only:kubernetes`/`except:kubernetes`](../yaml/README.md#onlykubernetesexceptkubernetes) with [`rules:if`](../yaml/README.md#rulesif)                                    |

doc/user/application_security/container_scanning/index.md

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ To enable container scanning in your pipeline, you need the following:
     variables:
       IMAGE_TAG: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG:$CI_COMMIT_SHA
     script:
-      - docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
+      - docker login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" $CI_REGISTRY
       - docker build -t $IMAGE_TAG .
       - docker push $IMAGE_TAG
   ```
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ build:
     IMAGE: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG:$CI_COMMIT_SHA
   script:
     - docker info
-    - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p $CI_JOB_TOKEN $CI_REGISTRY
+    - docker login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" $CI_REGISTRY
     - docker build -t $IMAGE .
     - docker push $IMAGE
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ build_latest_vulnerabilities:
   script:
     - docker pull arminc/clair-db:latest
     - docker tag arminc/clair-db:latest $CI_REGISTRY/namespace/clair-vulnerabilities-db
-    - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p $CI_JOB_TOKEN $CI_REGISTRY
+    - docker login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" $CI_REGISTRY
     - docker push $CI_REGISTRY/namespace/clair-vulnerabilities-db
 ```
 

doc/user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ This is how an example usage can look like:
 ```yaml
 test:
   script:
-    - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p $CI_JOB_TOKEN $CI_REGISTRY
+    - docker login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" $CI_REGISTRY
     - docker pull $CI_REGISTRY/group/other-project:latest
     - docker run $CI_REGISTRY/group/other-project:latest
 ```
@@ -236,5 +236,4 @@ to projects and their project permissions.
 
 ### API
 
-GitLab API cannot be used via `CI_JOB_TOKEN` but there is a [proposal](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/35067)
-to support it.
+GitLab API can be used via `CI_JOB_TOKEN`, see [the relevant documentation](../../api/README.md#gitlab-ci-job-token).