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HTTP GET login (versions 2.1.x and 2.2.x)

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HTTP GET login (versions 2.1.x and 2.2.x)

WARNING: By doing this you send users and passwords in clear text.


There is a way to do this through http GET, but it requires modifying a bit of python.


Edit line 395 of XMLResourse.py located in $SPLUNK_HOME/lib/python2.4/site-packages/splunk/search/XMLResource.py 


def render_GET(self, request) :
# backdoor so scripts can auto-login just with a GET request 
# instead of having to craft a proper HTTP POST.
# Doesnt help said script keep track of the cookie, which is the hard part.
# if ("usr"in request.args) and ("pwd" in request.args) :
# return self.render_POST(request)
logger.debug("LoginResource.render_GET")
sessNS = request.getSession().sessionNamespaces

Uncomment out the if and return lines and restart splunk.


To log in, you would enter this URL


http://your.host/login?usr=username&pwd=password

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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk: 2.1 , 2.2 , 2.2.1 , 2.2.3 , 2.2.6 View the Article History for its revisions.


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