Set up Cribl integration authentication credentials
Configure credentials for the authentication method used by the Cribl integration.
Before you begin
Decide on the appropriate authentication method for your instance:
- Basic authentication is preferred for self-hosted (On-Prem) Cribl instances.
Token-based authentication is required for Cribl Cloud instances.
Note: Token-based authentication is also supported for self-hosted (On-Prem) Cribl instances.
For token-based authentication, create a client ID and a client secret on your Cribl instance and use them to generate a token. For example:
- Client ID: 1234567890abcdef
- Client secret: abcdef1234567890
For detailed information on the Cribl API, refer to the Cribl API documentation.
Role required: evt_mgmt_admin
Procedure
Navigate to All > Connections & Credentials > Connection & Credential Aliases.
Select the default Cribl credential alias: Cribl_Credential_Alias.
Select New to create a credential record.
Select the appropriate credentials type for your Cribl instance:
- For basic authentication, select Basic Auth Credentials.
- For token-based authentication, select Custom Header API Key Credential.
On the displayed form, fill in the fields.
For basic authentication:
Field Description Name A name that describes the credentials. Username Your Cribl server username. For example: admin. Password Your Cribl server password. For example: admin123. For token-based authentication:
Name A name that describes the credential. API Key The authentication token you generated on the Cribl instance.
Select Save to save the credentials configuration.
What to do next
- Verify that the provided credentials have appropriate permissions to access your Cribl instance.
- Verify that only one active credential record of each credentials type exists under the credential alias.
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