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Authentication

Splunk Professional requires all commands to be authenticated. The API supports both per-command and per-session authentication.


Command Authentication

Individual commands can be authenticated by including an authentication username and password. One parameter can specify both user and password, but note that the --auth command must come last on the command line. If either the username or password aren't specified, the command line prompts the user.


Parameters

Examples 

splunk search meta::all -auth admin:changeme
splunk search meta::all -auth admin

Session Authentication

Alternatively, users can use the "login" command to cache their auth credentials on the local filesystem securely. Auth tokens persist until a logout command is issued or the Splunk server is restarted.


Examples 

splunk login
splunk logout
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk: 3.0 , 3.0.1 , 3.0.2 , 3.1 , 3.1.1 , 3.1.2 , 3.1.3 , 3.1.4 View the Article History for its revisions.


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