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title: Access header
description: The Access header contains options related to access control, such as rules, web sessions, and token validation.
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# Access header

The **Access** header contains options related to access control, such as rules, web sessions, and token validation.

The **Access** header contains these menu options:

* [Rules](pa_rules.html)

* [Authentication](pa_authentication.html)

* [Identity mappings](pa_identity_mappings.html)

* [Web sessions](pa_web_sessions.html)

* [Token validation](pa_token_validation.html)

* [Unknown resources](pa_unknown_resources.html)

* [Managing risk policies](pa_risk_policies_overview.html)