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 > The secure token format (occasionally referred to as a "full" token) contains the following parts:
 > 
-> <prefix><cluster CA hash>::<credentials>
+> \<prefix\>\<cluster CA hash\>::\<credentials\>
 
 Get existing server token:
 `cat /var/lib/docker/volumes/baseline_k3s-data/_data/server/token`