diff --git a/docs/features/mcp-service.md b/docs/features/mcp-service.md
index c3381343c..a6d5eb837 100644
--- a/docs/features/mcp-service.md
+++ b/docs/features/mcp-service.md
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ sequenceDiagram
 
 ### Console WebSocket
 
-The `node_console` tool returns a WebSocket URL for connecting to a node's console. The URL includes a short-lived **console ticket** (10 min) — a short random string (`gns3t_…`, 22 chars) minted server-side and bound to that node's console endpoints. Tickets replaced the long JWT previously embedded here: LLM clients retyping the URL into shell commands reliably corrupted a ~200-char JWT, while a short ticket survives copying. Re-request the URL when the ticket expires (logging out also invalidates outstanding tickets). This endpoint is protocol-agnostic — it works for **telnet**, **ssh**, and **vnc** console types alike. The WebSocket simply proxies raw byte streams between the client and the compute node; protocol negotiation (e.g. SSH key exchange) happens on the compute side.
+The `node_console` tool returns a WebSocket URL for connecting to a node's console. The URL includes a short-lived **access ticket** (10 min) — a short random string (`gns3t_…`, 22 chars) minted server-side and bound to that node's console endpoints. `link_capture_download` uses the same kind of ticket bound to one exact resource path instead of embedding a Bearer JWT in the returned curl command. Tickets replaced the long JWTs previously embedded in these URLs/commands: LLM clients retyping them into shell commands reliably corrupted a ~200-char JWT, while a short ticket survives copying. Re-request the URL when the ticket expires (logging out also invalidates outstanding tickets). This endpoint is protocol-agnostic — it works for **telnet**, **ssh**, and **vnc** console types alike. The WebSocket simply proxies raw byte streams between the client and the compute node; protocol negotiation (e.g. SSH key exchange) happens on the compute side.
 
 The WebSocket URL is constructed using the server's `_server_url()`, which resolves the host as follows:
 
diff --git a/gns3server/agent/gns3_copilot/gns3_client/api_handlers.py b/gns3server/agent/gns3_copilot/gns3_client/api_handlers.py
index e8acdfc06..831dace7b 100644
--- a/gns3server/agent/gns3_copilot/gns3_client/api_handlers.py
+++ b/gns3server/agent/gns3_copilot/gns3_client/api_handlers.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 import hashlib
 import logging
 
-from gns3server.services import auth_service, console_ticket_service
-from gns3server.services.console_tickets import DEFAULT_TICKET_TTL
+from gns3server.services import access_ticket_service
+from gns3server.services.access_tickets import DEFAULT_TICKET_TTL
 
 from gns3server.agent.gns3_copilot.gns3_client.connector import Gns3Connector
 
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ def get_node_console_info_handler(params: dict[str, Any], gns3_ctx: dict[str, An
     # the ~200-char JWT previously embedded here (dropped header segment →
     # "Missing 'alg' value in header" on the server).
     username = gns3_ctx.get("jwt_username")
-    ticket = console_ticket_service.mint(
+    ticket = access_ticket_service.mint(
         username,
         token_version=gns3_ctx.get("jwt_token_version", 0),
         project_id=project_id,
@@ -859,34 +859,36 @@ def download_capture_file_handler(params: dict[str, Any], gns3_ctx: dict[str, An
     if not project_id:
         return {"error": "project_id is required"}
     username = gns3_ctx.get("jwt_username")
-    download_token = auth_service.create_access_token(username, token_version=gns3_ctx.get("jwt_token_version", 0), expires_in=10) if username else None
+    token_version = gns3_ctx.get("jwt_token_version", 0)
+
+    def _download(link_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        # short-lived ticket bound to this exact download path — LLM clients
+        # retyping curl commands corrupted the long Bearer JWT this used to embed
+        path = f"/v3/projects/{project_id}/links/{link_id}/capture/file"
+        url = f"{gns3_ctx['server_url']}{path}"
+        ticket = access_ticket_service.mint(username, token_version=token_version, path=path) if username else None
+        if ticket:
+            url += f"?token={ticket}"
+        entry = {"link_id": link_id, "download_url": url}
+        if ticket:
+            entry["curl_command"] = f"curl -L -o capture_{link_id}.pcap '{url}'"
+        return entry
 
     link_ids = params.get("link_ids")
     if link_ids:
         if not isinstance(link_ids, list):
             return {"error": "link_ids must be a list"}
-        results = []
-        for lid in link_ids:
-            url = f"{gns3_ctx['server_url']}/v3/projects/{project_id}/links/{lid}/capture/file"
-            entry = {"link_id": lid, "download_url": url}
-            if download_token:
-                cmd = f"curl -L -o capture_{lid}.pcap -H 'Authorization: Bearer {download_token}' '{url}'"
-                entry["curl_command"] = cmd
-            results.append(entry)
-        return {"downloads": results, "count": len(results), "note": "Files are in pcap format. Links include a 10-minute token."}
+        results = [_download(lid) for lid in link_ids]
+        return {"downloads": results, "count": len(results), "note": "Files are in pcap format. URLs include a 10-minute ticket."}
 
     link_id = params.get("link_id")
     if not link_id:
         return {"error": "link_id or link_ids is required"}
-    download_url = f"{gns3_ctx['server_url']}/v3/projects/{project_id}/links/{link_id}/capture/file"
-    result = {
-        "link_id": link_id,
-        "download_url": download_url,
-        "note": "The file is in pcap format and can be analyzed with Wireshark or tcpdump.",
-    }
-    if download_token:
-        result["curl_command"] = f"curl -L -o capture.pcap -H 'Authorization: Bearer {download_token}' '{download_url}'"
-        result["note"] += " The download link includes a 10-minute token."
+    result = _download(link_id)
+    result["note"] = "The file is in pcap format and can be analyzed with Wireshark or tcpdump."
+    if "curl_command" in result:
+        result["curl_command"] = f"curl -L -o capture.pcap '{result['download_url']}'"
+        result["note"] += " The download URL includes a 10-minute ticket."
     return result
 
 
diff --git a/gns3server/agent/mcp/symbols.py b/gns3server/agent/mcp/symbols.py
index 8625d3e0c..96f2841d6 100644
--- a/gns3server/agent/mcp/symbols.py
+++ b/gns3server/agent/mcp/symbols.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from typing import Any
 
 import logging
 
-from gns3server.services import auth_service
+from gns3server.services import access_ticket_service
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -52,18 +52,25 @@ def get_symbol_handler(params: dict[str, Any], gns3_ctx: dict[str, Any]) -> dict
     symbol_id = params.get("symbol_id")
     if not symbol_id:
         return {"error": "symbol_id is required"}
-    download_url = f"{gns3_ctx['server_url']}/v3/symbols/{symbol_id}/raw"
+    path = f"/v3/symbols/{symbol_id}/raw"
+    download_url = f"{gns3_ctx['server_url']}{path}"
     username = gns3_ctx.get("jwt_username")
-    download_token = auth_service.create_access_token(username, token_version=gns3_ctx.get("jwt_token_version", 0), expires_in=10) if username else None
+    # short-lived ticket bound to this exact path — LLM clients retyping curl
+    # commands corrupted the long Bearer JWT this used to embed
+    ticket = access_ticket_service.mint(
+        username, token_version=gns3_ctx.get("jwt_token_version", 0), path=path
+    ) if username else None
+    if ticket:
+        download_url += f"?token={ticket}"
     result = {
         "symbol_id": symbol_id,
         "download_url": download_url,
         "note": "Symbol files are SVG images.",
     }
-    if download_token:
+    if ticket:
         safe_name = symbol_id.replace(':', '').replace('/', '_')
-        result["curl_command"] = f"curl -L -o '{safe_name}.svg' -H 'Authorization: Bearer {download_token}' '{download_url}'"
-        result["note"] += " Download link includes a 10-minute token."
+        result["curl_command"] = f"curl -L -o '{safe_name}.svg' '{download_url}'"
+        result["note"] += " The download URL includes a 10-minute ticket."
     return result
 
 
diff --git a/gns3server/api/routes/controller/dependencies/authentication.py b/gns3server/api/routes/controller/dependencies/authentication.py
index 7ff79cb4f..d363c996e 100644
--- a/gns3server/api/routes/controller/dependencies/authentication.py
+++ b/gns3server/api/routes/controller/dependencies/authentication.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ from gns3server.db.repositories.api_keys import ApiKeysRepository
 from gns3server.db.repositories.users import UsersRepository
 from gns3server.db.repositories.rbac import RbacRepository
 from gns3server.schemas.controller.tokens import TokenData
-from gns3server.services import auth_service, console_ticket_service
-from gns3server.services.console_tickets import TICKET_PREFIX
+from gns3server.services import auth_service, access_ticket_service
+from gns3server.services.access_tickets import TICKET_PREFIX
 from .database import get_repository
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def _reject_refresh_token(token_data) -> None:
 
 
 async def get_user_from_token(
+        request: Request,
         bearer_token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme),
         user_repo: UsersRepository = Depends(get_repository(UsersRepository)),
         api_keys_repo: ApiKeysRepository = Depends(get_repository(ApiKeysRepository)),
@@ -68,6 +69,38 @@ async def get_user_from_token(
             headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
         )
 
+    if token.startswith(TICKET_PREFIX):
+        # Access tickets ("gns3t_…"): short-lived credentials bound to one
+        # exact resource path, minted by the MCP download tools (capture
+        # files, symbols). redeem_for_path() confines the ticket to that
+        # path, so it cannot be replayed against any other resource.
+        ticket = access_ticket_service.redeem_for_path(token, request.url.path)
+        if ticket is None:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                detail="Invalid or expired access ticket",
+                headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
+            )
+        token_data = TokenData(
+            username=ticket.username,
+            token_version=ticket.token_version,
+            token_use="access",
+        )
+        user = await user_repo.get_user_by_username(token_data.username)
+        if user is None:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                detail="Could not validate credentials",
+                headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
+            )
+        if token_data.token_version != user.token_version:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                detail=f"Token has been revoked for '{token_data.username}'",
+                headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
+            )
+        return user
+
     # API Key authentication — format: gns3_<api_key_id>_<random_secret>
     # Direct lookup by UUID avoids O(n) scan of all keys.
     if token.startswith("gns3_"):
@@ -152,12 +185,12 @@ async def get_current_active_user_from_websocket(
 
     try:
         if token.startswith(TICKET_PREFIX):
-            # Console tickets ("gns3t_…"): short-lived credentials bound to one
-            # node's console endpoints, minted by the node_console MCP tool.
-            # redeem() confines them to the route matching their binding, so
-            # they cannot authenticate the notification/wireshark sockets that
-            # share this dependency.
-            ticket = console_ticket_service.redeem(token, websocket.path_params)
+            # Node-bound access tickets ("gns3t_…"): short-lived credentials
+            # for one node's console endpoints, minted by the node_console
+            # MCP tool. redeem() confines them to the route matching their
+            # binding, so they cannot authenticate the notification/wireshark
+            # sockets that share this dependency.
+            ticket = access_ticket_service.redeem(token, websocket.path_params)
             if ticket is None:
                 raise HTTPException(
                     status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
diff --git a/gns3server/services/__init__.py b/gns3server/services/__init__.py
index f44e732a2..572a235a2 100644
--- a/gns3server/services/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/services/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from .authentication import AuthService
-from .console_tickets import ConsoleTicketService
+from .access_tickets import AccessTicketService
 
 auth_service = AuthService()
-console_ticket_service = ConsoleTicketService()
+access_ticket_service = AccessTicketService()
diff --git a/gns3server/services/console_tickets.py b/gns3server/services/access_tickets.py
similarity index 57%
rename from gns3server/services/console_tickets.py
rename to gns3server/services/access_tickets.py
index 6f238ac28..287e4df5c 100644
--- a/gns3server/services/console_tickets.py
+++ b/gns3server/services/access_tickets.py
@@ -15,20 +15,27 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 """
-Short-lived console tickets.
+Short-lived access tickets.
 
-A console ticket is a short random string ("gns3t_" + 16 urlsafe chars) that
-replaces the long JWT previously embedded in console WebSocket URLs returned
+An access ticket is a short random string ("gns3t_" + 16 urlsafe chars) that
+replaces the long JWTs previously embedded in URLs and curl commands returned
 to LLM clients, which reliably corrupted the ~200-char JWT when retyping it
 into a shell command. The ticket carries no information itself — the server
 remembers what it maps to, which is what makes a 96-bit random string a
 sufficient credential.
 
-Tickets are bound to a single node's console endpoints (console/ws and
-console/vnc share the same binding) and are multi-use within their TTL, so
-console clients that reconnect after a drop keep working. Redeeming also
-re-checks the minting user's token_version, so logging out invalidates
-outstanding tickets just like it invalidates JWTs.
+A ticket is bound to exactly one target, in one of two modes:
+
+- node binding (project_id + node_id): redeemable on that node's console
+  WebSocket endpoints (console/ws and console/vnc share the binding),
+  validated against the route's path parameters.
+- path binding (exact resource path): redeemable on one REST resource path
+  (e.g. a capture file download or a symbol image), validated against
+  request.url.path.
+
+Tickets are multi-use within their TTL, so clients that reconnect keep
+working. Redemption re-checks the minting user's token_version, so logging
+out invalidates outstanding tickets just like it invalidates JWTs.
 """
 
 import logging
@@ -45,34 +52,36 @@ DEFAULT_TICKET_TTL = 600  # seconds
 
 
 @dataclass
-class ConsoleTicket:
+class AccessTicket:
     username: str
     token_version: int
-    project_id: str
-    node_id: str
-    expires_at: float  # time.monotonic() based
+    project_id: Optional[str] = None  # node binding: console WebSocket endpoints
+    node_id: Optional[str] = None
+    path: Optional[str] = None  # path binding: one exact REST resource path
+    expires_at: float = 0.0  # time.monotonic() based
 
 
-class ConsoleTicketService:
+class AccessTicketService:
     """
-    In-memory store for console tickets.
+    In-memory store for access tickets.
 
     Single-process asyncio app: minting (MCP tool handlers, via worker
-    threads) and redemption (WS auth dependency, event loop) share one dict.
+    threads) and redemption (auth dependencies, event loop) share one dict.
     dict get/set/del are atomic under the GIL and keys are random, so no
     locking is needed. Tickets vanish on restart — clients just request a
     new one.
     """
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self._tickets: dict[str, ConsoleTicket] = {}
+        self._tickets: dict[str, AccessTicket] = {}
 
     def mint(
         self,
         username: str,
         token_version: int,
-        project_id: str,
-        node_id: str,
+        project_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        node_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        path: Optional[str] = None,
         ttl: int = DEFAULT_TICKET_TTL,
     ) -> str:
         # 12 random bytes → 16 urlsafe chars (~96 bits); comfortably
@@ -80,33 +89,58 @@ class ConsoleTicketService:
         # LLM clients copy it without corruption.
         ticket = TICKET_PREFIX + secrets.token_urlsafe(12)
         self._sweep_expired()
-        self._tickets[ticket] = ConsoleTicket(
+        self._tickets[ticket] = AccessTicket(
             username=username,
             token_version=token_version,
             project_id=project_id,
             node_id=node_id,
+            path=path,
             expires_at=time.monotonic() + ttl,
         )
         return ticket
 
-    def redeem(self, ticket: str, path_params: dict) -> Optional[ConsoleTicket]:
+    def redeem(self, ticket: str, path_params: dict) -> Optional[AccessTicket]:
         """
-        Validate a ticket against the route it is being used on.
+        Validate a node-bound ticket against a WebSocket route.
 
         Returns the ticket record if valid, None otherwise. The route's path
         parameters must match the ticket's binding, which confines a ticket
         to the node's console endpoints — routes without a node_id path
-        parameter (notifications, web wireshark, …) always fail the binding.
+        parameter (notifications, web wireshark, …) always fail the binding,
+        and so do path-bound (REST) tickets.
         """
 
+        record = self._get_valid(ticket)
+        if record is None:
+            return None
+        if record.node_id is None or record.path is not None:
+            return None
+        if path_params.get("project_id") != record.project_id or path_params.get("node_id") != record.node_id:
+            return None
+        return record
+
+    def redeem_for_path(self, ticket: str, path: str) -> Optional[AccessTicket]:
+        """
+        Validate a path-bound ticket against a REST resource path.
+
+        The path must match exactly — a ticket minted for one capture file
+        download cannot be replayed against any other resource.
+        """
+
+        record = self._get_valid(ticket)
+        if record is None:
+            return None
+        if record.path is None or record.path != path:
+            return None
+        return record
+
+    def _get_valid(self, ticket: str) -> Optional[AccessTicket]:
         record = self._tickets.get(ticket)
         if record is None:
             return None
         if time.monotonic() >= record.expires_at:
             self._tickets.pop(ticket, None)
             return None
-        if path_params.get("project_id") != record.project_id or path_params.get("node_id") != record.node_id:
-            return None
         return record
 
     def _sweep_expired(self) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/agent/mcp/test_handlers.py b/tests/agent/mcp/test_handlers.py
index 2588e98c3..87501bf30 100644
--- a/tests/agent/mcp/test_handlers.py
+++ b/tests/agent/mcp/test_handlers.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class TestNode:
 
     def test_console(self, ctx):
         from gns3server.agent.gns3_copilot.gns3_client.api_handlers import get_node_console_info_handler
-        from gns3server.services import console_ticket_service
+        from gns3server.services import access_ticket_service
         with patch(f"{AH}._get_connector") as m:
             m.return_value = _mock_conn({"console_url": "ws://host/console"})
             result = get_node_console_info_handler({"project_id": "p1", "node_id": "n1"}, ctx)
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class TestNode:
             assert ticket in result["command"]
             assert result["token_ttl_seconds"] == 600
             assert len(result["token_sha256_prefix"]) == 8
-            redeemed = console_ticket_service.redeem(ticket, {"project_id": "p1", "node_id": "n1"})
+            redeemed = access_ticket_service.redeem(ticket, {"project_id": "p1", "node_id": "n1"})
             assert redeemed is not None and redeemed.username == "admin"
             assert "vnc_url" not in result  # console_type is not vnc
 
@@ -462,6 +462,56 @@ class TestLink:
             }, ctx)
             assert result["suspend"] is True
 
+    def test_download_capture_file(self, ctx):
+        from gns3server.agent.gns3_copilot.gns3_client.api_handlers import download_capture_file_handler
+        from gns3server.services import access_ticket_service
+        result = download_capture_file_handler({"project_id": "p1", "link_id": "l1"}, ctx)
+        # a short path-bound ticket replaces the long Bearer JWT in the URL
+        assert "?token=gns3t_" in result["download_url"]
+        assert "Bearer" not in result["curl_command"]
+        path = f"/v3/projects/p1/links/l1/capture/file"
+        ticket = result["download_url"].split("token=")[1]
+        assert result["curl_command"] == f"curl -L -o capture.pcap '{result['download_url']}'"
+        redeemed = access_ticket_service.redeem_for_path(ticket, path)
+        assert redeemed is not None and redeemed.username == "admin"
+
+    def test_download_capture_file_batch(self, ctx):
+        from gns3server.agent.gns3_copilot.gns3_client.api_handlers import download_capture_file_handler
+        from gns3server.services import access_ticket_service
+        result = download_capture_file_handler({"project_id": "p1", "link_ids": ["l1", "l2"]}, ctx)
+        assert result["count"] == 2
+        # each link gets its own ticket bound to its own download path
+        tickets = [entry["download_url"].split("token=")[1] for entry in result["downloads"]]
+        assert tickets[0] != tickets[1]
+        for lid, ticket in zip(["l1", "l2"], tickets):
+            redeemed = access_ticket_service.redeem_for_path(ticket, f"/v3/projects/p1/links/{lid}/capture/file")
+            assert redeemed is not None
+
+
+# ── Symbol ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestSymbol:
+
+    mod = "symbols"
+
+    def test_get_symbol_download(self, ctx):
+        from gns3server.agent.mcp.symbols import get_symbol_handler
+        from gns3server.services import access_ticket_service
+        result = get_symbol_handler({"symbol_id": "router.svg"}, ctx)
+        assert "?token=gns3t_" in result["download_url"]
+        assert "Bearer" not in result["curl_command"]
+        ticket = result["download_url"].split("token=")[1]
+        redeemed = access_ticket_service.redeem_for_path(ticket, "/v3/symbols/router.svg/raw")
+        assert redeemed is not None and redeemed.username == "admin"
+
+    def test_get_symbol_without_username_omits_token(self, ctx):
+        from gns3server.agent.mcp.symbols import get_symbol_handler
+        unauthenticated_ctx = {k: v for k, v in ctx.items() if k != "jwt_username"}
+        result = get_symbol_handler({"symbol_id": "router.svg"}, unauthenticated_ctx)
+        assert "token=" not in result["download_url"]
+        assert "curl_command" not in result
+
 
 # ── Appliance ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
diff --git a/tests/api/routes/controller/test_console_tickets.py b/tests/api/routes/controller/test_access_tickets.py
similarity index 61%
rename from tests/api/routes/controller/test_console_tickets.py
rename to tests/api/routes/controller/test_access_tickets.py
index 4518d26d8..fd5f451a6 100644
--- a/tests/api/routes/controller/test_console_tickets.py
+++ b/tests/api/routes/controller/test_access_tickets.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from typing import List
 
 import aiohttp
 import pytest
-from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi import FastAPI, status
 from httpx import AsyncClient
 from httpx_ws import aconnect_ws
 from httpx_ws.transport import ASGIWebSocketTransport
@@ -31,33 +31,33 @@ from gns3server.controller import Controller
 from gns3server.controller.compute import Compute
 from gns3server.controller.node import Node
 from gns3server.controller.project import Project
-from gns3server.services.console_tickets import (
-    ConsoleTicketService,
+from gns3server.services import access_ticket_service
+from gns3server.services.access_tickets import (
+    AccessTicketService,
     DEFAULT_TICKET_TTL,
     TICKET_PREFIX,
 )
-from gns3server.services import console_ticket_service
 from gns3server.utils.http_client import HTTPClient
 from tests.api.routes.controller.test_nodes import FakeComputeConsoleWebSocket
 
 
-class TestConsoleTicketService:
+class TestAccessTicketService:
     """Unit tests for the in-memory ticket store (fresh instances, no app)."""
 
     def test_mint_format(self) -> None:
 
-        service = ConsoleTicketService()
-        ticket = service.mint("admin", 1, "p1", "n1")
+        service = AccessTicketService()
+        ticket = service.mint("admin", 1, project_id="p1", node_id="n1")
         assert ticket.startswith(TICKET_PREFIX)
         # 12 random bytes -> 16 urlsafe chars; shell-safe alphabet (no quoting hazards)
         assert len(ticket) == len(TICKET_PREFIX) + 16
         assert "." not in ticket  # never confusable with a JWT
-        assert service.mint("admin", 1, "p1", "n1") != ticket
+        assert service.mint("admin", 1, project_id="p1", node_id="n1") != ticket
 
     def test_redeem_valid_ticket_is_multi_use(self) -> None:
 
-        service = ConsoleTicketService()
-        ticket = service.mint("admin", 7, "p1", "n1")
+        service = AccessTicketService()
+        ticket = service.mint("admin", 7, project_id="p1", node_id="n1")
         path_params = {"project_id": "p1", "node_id": "n1"}
         first = service.redeem(ticket, path_params)
         second = service.redeem(ticket, path_params)  # console clients reconnect, tickets stay usable
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class TestConsoleTicketService:
 
     def test_redeem_rejects_wrong_binding(self) -> None:
 
-        service = ConsoleTicketService()
-        ticket = service.mint("admin", 0, "p1", "n1")
+        service = AccessTicketService()
+        ticket = service.mint("admin", 0, project_id="p1", node_id="n1")
         assert service.redeem(ticket, {"project_id": "p1", "node_id": "n2"}) is None
         assert service.redeem(ticket, {"project_id": "p2", "node_id": "n1"}) is None
         # routes without a node_id path parameter (notifications, wireshark…) never accept a ticket
@@ -77,26 +77,54 @@ class TestConsoleTicketService:
 
     def test_redeem_rejects_unknown_ticket(self) -> None:
 
-        service = ConsoleTicketService()
+        service = AccessTicketService()
         assert service.redeem(TICKET_PREFIX + "doesnotexist", {"project_id": "p1", "node_id": "n1"}) is None
 
     def test_expired_ticket_is_rejected_and_removed(self) -> None:
 
-        service = ConsoleTicketService()
-        ticket = service.mint("admin", 0, "p1", "n1", ttl=0)
+        service = AccessTicketService()
+        ticket = service.mint("admin", 0, project_id="p1", node_id="n1", ttl=0)
         assert service.redeem(ticket, {"project_id": "p1", "node_id": "n1"}) is None
         assert ticket not in service._tickets
 
     def test_mint_sweeps_expired_entries(self) -> None:
 
-        service = ConsoleTicketService()
-        stale = service.mint("admin", 0, "p1", "n1", ttl=0)
-        fresh = service.mint("admin", 0, "p1", "n2", ttl=DEFAULT_TICKET_TTL)
+        service = AccessTicketService()
+        stale = service.mint("admin", 0, project_id="p1", node_id="n1", ttl=0)
+        fresh = service.mint("admin", 0, project_id="p1", node_id="n2", ttl=DEFAULT_TICKET_TTL)
         assert stale not in service._tickets
         assert fresh in service._tickets
 
+    def test_redeem_for_path_valid_ticket_is_multi_use(self) -> None:
 
-class TestConsoleTicketWebSocketAuth:
+        service = AccessTicketService()
+        ticket = service.mint("admin", 3, path="/v3/projects/p1/links/l1/capture/file")
+        first = service.redeem_for_path(ticket, "/v3/projects/p1/links/l1/capture/file")
+        second = service.redeem_for_path(ticket, "/v3/projects/p1/links/l1/capture/file")
+        assert first is not None and second is not None
+        assert first.username == "admin"
+        assert first.token_version == 3
+
+    def test_redeem_for_path_rejects_other_path(self) -> None:
+
+        service = AccessTicketService()
+        ticket = service.mint("admin", 0, path="/v3/projects/p1/links/l1/capture/file")
+        assert service.redeem_for_path(ticket, "/v3/projects/p1/links/l2/capture/file") is None
+        assert service.redeem_for_path(ticket, "/v3/projects/p2/links/l1/capture/file") is None
+        assert service.redeem_for_path(ticket, "/v3/symbols/router.svg/raw") is None
+
+    def test_binding_modes_are_isolated(self) -> None:
+
+        service = AccessTicketService()
+        # a node-bound ticket must not authenticate REST resources…
+        ws_ticket = service.mint("admin", 0, project_id="p1", node_id="n1")
+        assert service.redeem_for_path(ws_ticket, "/v3/projects/p1/nodes/n1/console/ws") is None
+        # …and a path-bound ticket must not authenticate WebSocket routes
+        rest_ticket = service.mint("admin", 0, path="/v3/projects/p1/links/l1/capture/file")
+        assert service.redeem(rest_ticket, {"project_id": "p1", "node_id": "n1"}) is None
+
+
+class TestAccessTicketWebSocketAuth:
     """
     Drive the console WebSocket auth dependency end-to-end through the real
     routes (the shared service singleton is the one the dependency consults).
@@ -158,7 +186,7 @@ class TestConsoleTicketWebSocketAuth:
             monkeypatch
     ) -> None:
         # admin is the seeded superadmin, so the RBAC privilege check is skipped
-        ticket = console_ticket_service.mint("admin", 0, project.id, node.id)
+        ticket = access_ticket_service.mint("admin", 0, project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id)
         self._forward_compute_ws(monkeypatch, [
             aiohttp.WSMessage(aiohttp.WSMsgType.TEXT, "device output", None),
         ])
@@ -181,7 +209,7 @@ class TestConsoleTicketWebSocketAuth:
     ) -> None:
 
         other_node = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
-        ticket = console_ticket_service.mint("admin", 0, project.id, other_node)
+        ticket = access_ticket_service.mint("admin", 0, project_id=project.id, node_id=other_node)
         async with self._ws_client(app, base_client) as client:
             async with aconnect_ws(
                     f"/v3/projects/{project.id}/nodes/{node.id}/console/ws",
@@ -203,7 +231,7 @@ class TestConsoleTicketWebSocketAuth:
             node: Node
     ) -> None:
         # logging out bumps the user's token_version: outstanding tickets must die with it
-        ticket = console_ticket_service.mint("admin", 999, project.id, node.id)
+        ticket = access_ticket_service.mint("admin", 999, project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id)
         async with self._ws_client(app, base_client) as client:
             async with aconnect_ws(
                     f"/v3/projects/{project.id}/nodes/{node.id}/console/ws",
@@ -220,8 +248,59 @@ class TestConsoleTicketWebSocketAuth:
     ) -> None:
         # the controller notification stream shares the WS auth dependency but has
         # no node binding: a console ticket must not authenticate it
-        ticket = console_ticket_service.mint("admin", 0, "p1", "n1")
+        ticket = access_ticket_service.mint("admin", 0, project_id="p1", node_id="n1")
         async with self._ws_client(app, base_client) as client:
             async with aconnect_ws("/v3/notifications/ws", client, params={"token": ticket}) as ws:
                 notification = await ws.receive_json()
                 assert "Invalid or expired console ticket" in notification["event"]["message"]
+
+
+class TestAccessTicketRestAuth:
+    """
+    Drive the REST auth dependency (get_user_from_token) end-to-end: a
+    path-bound ticket authenticates exactly one resource path.
+    """
+
+    pytestmark = pytest.mark.asyncio
+
+    async def test_rest_accepts_path_bound_ticket(
+            self,
+            app: FastAPI,
+            base_client: AsyncClient
+    ) -> None:
+        # base_client carries no Authorization header, so the ?token= parameter is used
+        ticket = access_ticket_service.mint("admin", 0, path="/v3/projects")
+        response = await base_client.get("/v3/projects", params={"token": ticket})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+
+    async def test_rest_rejects_ticket_bound_to_other_path(
+            self,
+            app: FastAPI,
+            base_client: AsyncClient
+    ) -> None:
+
+        ticket = access_ticket_service.mint("admin", 0, path="/v3/symbols/router.svg/raw")
+        response = await base_client.get("/v3/projects", params={"token": ticket})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
+        assert "Invalid or expired access ticket" in response.text
+
+    async def test_rest_rejects_node_bound_ticket(
+            self,
+            app: FastAPI,
+            base_client: AsyncClient
+    ) -> None:
+        # node-bound (console) tickets must not authenticate REST resources
+        ticket = access_ticket_service.mint("admin", 0, project_id="p1", node_id="n1")
+        response = await base_client.get("/v3/projects", params={"token": ticket})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
+
+    async def test_rest_rejects_ticket_with_stale_token_version(
+            self,
+            app: FastAPI,
+            base_client: AsyncClient
+    ) -> None:
+        # logging out bumps the user's token_version: outstanding tickets must die with it
+        ticket = access_ticket_service.mint("admin", 999, path="/v3/projects")
+        response = await base_client.get("/v3/projects", params={"token": ticket})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
+        assert "revoked" in response.text