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Docs: Client Count Concept clarity. #16795

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### Non-entity Tokens

If you chose to use the [Token Auth Method](/docs/auth/token) without an identity, always assign each token to a role and entity alias. HashiCorp recommends creating a [Token Role](/api-docs/auth/token#create-update-token-role) first, with allowable entity aliases and issuing your token with the appropriate [role and entity alias name](/api-docs/auth/token#create-token). This is the name that will uniquely identify the client, no matter how many tokens are issued. See more on entity alias below.
If you choose to use the [Token Auth Method](/docs/auth/token) without an identity, this will create a non-entity token. To avoid driving up client count, assign each token to a role and entity alias. HashiCorp recommends creating a [Token Role](/api-docs/auth/token#create-update-token-role) first, with allowable entity aliases and issuing your token with the appropriate [role and entity alias name](/api-docs/auth/token#create-token). This is the name that will uniquely identify the client, no matter how many tokens are issued. Without this, each token will be counted as a client instead. See more on entity alias below.
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### Differences between a direct entity and a non-entity token

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