expire rather than rotate

Qiskit · Nov 27, 2024 · a055c25 · a055c25
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diff --git a/docs/guides/functions.ipynb b/docs/guides/functions.ipynb
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
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-    "3. <span id=\"functions-untrusted\"></span>**Avoid executing code on an untrusted machine or an external cloud Python environment to minimize security risks.** If you must use an untrusted environment (on, for example, a public computer), change your API token after each use by rotating it on the [IBM Quantum Platform dashboard](https://quantum.ibm.com/) (click the refresh button in the API token field). To initialize the service in this situation, expand the following section to view code you can use:\n",
+    "3. <span id=\"functions-untrusted\"></span>**Avoid executing code on an untrusted machine or an external cloud Python environment to minimize security risks.** If you must use an untrusted environment (on, for example, a public computer), change your API token after each use by expiring it on the [IBM Quantum Platform dashboard](https://quantum.ibm.com/) (click the refresh button in the API token field) to reduce risk. To initialize the service in this situation, expand the following section to view code you can use:\n",
     "\n",
     "    <details>\n",
     "        <summary>Initialize the service in an untrusted environment</summary>\n",
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     "    from qiskit-ibm-catalog import QiskitFunctionsCatalog\n",
     "\n",
     "    # After using the following code, go to your dashboard (https://quantum.ibm.com/)\n",
-    "    # and rotate your API token (click the refresh button in the API token field) \n",
+    "    # and expire your API token (click the refresh button in the API token field) \n",
     "    catalog = QiskitFunctionsCatalog(token=\"<MY_IBM_QUANTUM_TOKEN>\")\n",
     "    ```\n",
     "    </details>"

diff --git a/docs/guides/setup-channel.mdx b/docs/guides/setup-channel.mdx
@@ -83,12 +83,13 @@ Available plans:
       * If you are saving multiple accounts per channel, consider using the `name` parameter to differentiate them.
       * Credentials are saved to `$HOME/.qiskit/qiskit-ibm.json`.  Do not manually edit this file.
 
-1. <span id="untrusted-machine"></span>**Avoid executing code on an untrusted machine or an external cloud Python environment to minimize security risks.** If you must use an untrusted environment (on, for example, a public computer), change your API token after each use by rotating it on the [IBM Quantum Platform dashboard](https://quantum.ibm.com/) (click the refresh button in the API token field). To initialize the service in this situation, you can use code like the following:
+1. <span id="untrusted-machine"></span>**Avoid executing code on an untrusted machine or an external cloud Python environment to minimize security risks.** If you must use an untrusted environment (on, for example, a public computer), change your API token after each use by expiring it on the [IBM Quantum Platform dashboard](https://quantum.ibm.com/) (click the refresh button in the API token field) to reduce risk. To initialize the service in this situation, you can use code like the following:
 
     ```python
     from qiskit_ibm_runtime import QiskitRuntimeService
 
-    # Refresh your API token on the dashboard after using the code as follows:
+    # After using the following code, go to your dashboard (https://quantum.ibm.com/)
+    # and expire your API token (click the refresh button in the API token field)
     service = QiskitRuntimeService(channel="ibm_quantum", token="<MY_IBM_QUANTUM_TOKEN>")
     ```