Pairing tokens enable you to connect between the following:
Between your JFrog Platform Deployment (JPD) / edge and a remote JFrog Mission Control service. The subject of the token is the same as the subject of the principal who requested the pairing token.
Between two JPDs (two Artifactory instances) that will be used to create a JFrog Archive; in this case the pairing token that is generated will be used for the API binding process.