ALTER ACCESS statementThe ALTER ACCESS statement can be used to modify an existing defined access .
Statement syntax SurrealQL Syntax Railroad Diagram
ALTER ACCESS [ IF EXISTS ] @name ON [ ROOT | NAMESPACE | DATABASE ] [ AUTHENTICATE @expression | DROP AUTHENTICATE ] [ DURATION [ FOR GRANT [ @duration | NONE ] ] [ FOR TOKEN [ @duration | NONE ] ] [ FOR SESSION [ @duration | NONE ] ] ] [ COMMENT @string | DROP COMMENT ] ALTER ACCESS IF EXISTS @name ON ROOT NAMESPACE DATABASE AUTHENTICATE @expression DROP AUTHENTICATE DURATION FOR GRANT @duration NONE FOR TOKEN @duration NONE FOR SESSION @duration NONE COMMENT @string DROP COMMENT Note that this statement does not allow modification of the access type itself (RECORD / JWT / BEARER), only its duration, the AUTHENTICATE clause, and a COMMENT.
Example usage -- Define an access DEFINE ACCESS account ON DATABASE TYPE RECORD SIGNUP ( CREATE user SET email = $email , pass = crypto::argon2::generate ( $pass ) ) SIGNIN ( SELECT * FROM user WHERE email = $email AND crypto::argon2::compare ( pass , $pass ) ) DURATION FOR TOKEN 15m , FOR SESSION 12h ; -- Shorten the token duration ALTER ACCESS account ON DATABASE DURATION FOR TOKEN 1m ; 
