# TokenRole

Token role utilities for serializing role identifiers to keccak256 hashes.

TIP-20 includes a built-in RBAC system with roles like `ISSUER_ROLE` (mint/burn),
`PAUSE_ROLE`/`UNPAUSE_ROLE` (emergency controls), and `BURN_BLOCKED_ROLE` (compliance).

[TIP-20 RBAC](https://docs.tempo.xyz/protocol/tip20/overview#role-based-access-control-rbac)

## Examples

```ts twoslash
import { TokenRole } from 'ox/tempo'

const hash = TokenRole.serialize('issuer')
```

## Functions

| Name                | Description                         |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| [`TokenRole.serialize`](/tempo/reference/TokenRole/serialize) | Serializes a token role to its keccak256 hash representation. |

## Types

| Name                | Description                         |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| [`TokenRole.TokenRole`](/tempo/reference/TokenRole/types#tokenroletokenrole) |  |