Abstract: A method of using tokens to securely process actions for protected resources may include receiving a request to activate a token associated with a resource with rules governing an action associated with the resource and a signature by a first computer system. The method may also include verifying the signature by the first computer system, and assigning a token identifier to the resource. The method may additionally include receiving the token identifier from a second computer system and a request to perform the action associated with the resource, and determining whether the rules governing the action have been met. The method may further include performing, based on a determination that the one or more rules governing the action have been met, the action associated with the resource.