Authority Control
Manage token authorities and control permissions for your SPL tokens.
Authority changes are permanent and irreversible. Consider your long-term token strategy carefully.
Authority Types
Mint Authority
High Impact
Controls the ability to create new tokens, increasing the total supply.
Keep AuthorityCan mint more tokens
Transfer AuthorityGive control to another address
Revoke AuthorityFixed supply forever
Freeze Authority
Compliance
Ability to freeze individual token accounts, preventing transfers.
Use Cases:
- Regulatory compliance
- Security incident response
- Preventing unauthorized transfers
Update Authority
Metadata
Controls who can update token metadata like name, symbol, description, and image.
Best Practices
For Utility Tokens
- Keep mint authority for ecosystem rewards
- Consider multisig for authority management
- Plan for governance transition
For Store of Value
- Revoke mint authority immediately
- Consider keeping freeze authority for security
- Document authority decisions publicly