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## ContainerTokenManager.getCrToken() method

Retrieves the CR token from a file using this search order: 1. User-specified filename (if specified) 2. Default file \#1 (/var/run/secrets/tokens/vault-token) 3. Default file \#2 (/var/run/secrets/tokens/sa-token) First one found wins.

**Signature:**

```typescript
protected getCrToken(): string;
```
**Returns:**

string

the CR token value as a string