https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Error-when-accessing-encrypted-passwords/m-p/399877#M9691 <P>I see the error in the title <BR /> "splunklib.binding.HTTPError: HTTP 403 Forbidden --You (user=admin) do not have permission to perform this operation (requires capability: list_storage_passwords)" when I try to access stored passwords using <CODE>service.storage_passwords</CODE>.<BR /><BR /> Specifically, this error happens when I try to iterate through the individual <CODE>StoragePassword</CODE> objects within the <CODE>StoragePasswords</CODE> object.</P> <P>I know the passwords are stored at the <CODE>storage/passwords</CODE> endpoint because I can access the endpoint in my browser and see the passwords. I have gone into the Splunk web UI and added the <CODE>list_storage_passwords</CODE> capability to my user role as well as the <CODE>admin_all_objects</CODE> capability just in case. Yet, this error keeps happening. How do I give myself this capability and/or access the passwords in some way?</P> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:45:46 GMT nph 2020-09-30T00:45:46Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Error-when-accessing-encrypted-passwords/m-p/399877#M9691 <P>I see the error in the title <BR /> "splunklib.binding.HTTPError: HTTP 403 Forbidden --You (user=admin) do not have permission to perform this operation (requires capability: list_storage_passwords)" when I try to access stored passwords using <CODE>service.storage_passwords</CODE>.<BR /><BR /> Specifically, this error happens when I try to iterate through the individual <CODE>StoragePassword</CODE> objects within the <CODE>StoragePasswords</CODE> object.</P> <P>I know the passwords are stored at the <CODE>storage/passwords</CODE> endpoint because I can access the endpoint in my browser and see the passwords. I have gone into the Splunk web UI and added the <CODE>list_storage_passwords</CODE> capability to my user role as well as the <CODE>admin_all_objects</CODE> capability just in case. Yet, this error keeps happening. How do I give myself this capability and/or access the passwords in some way?</P> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:45:46 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Error-when-accessing-encrypted-passwords/m-p/399877#M9691 nph 2020-09-30T00:45:46Z